GR73QTR ENG Phil literature in the Period of Emergence Quiz

During the Japanese occupation of 1941-1945, what was the effect on Filipino Literature in English?

• It experienced renewed attention because writers in English turned to writing in Filipino

• It came to a halt and had no significant impact

• It was suppressed and had no opportunity for growth

• It continued to flourish and develop

What was the literary output of poetry during the Japanese occupation?

• It was meager although there seemed to be genuine desire to create new poetic modes of expression

• It was abundant and diverse

• It was non-existent

• It was focused on romantic tales

What was the focus of the early didactic stories and romantic tales in Filipino literature?

• Love and youth

• Farm life and city life

• Problems of society and human hardships

• Historical events

What was the purpose of the Philippine Book Guild founded in 1937?

• To produce literature and create a reading public

• To establish a monopoly on publishing literary works

• To promote foreign literature in the Philippines

• To advocate for the use of Filipino language in literature

What was the creed of members of the Philippine Writer's Guild established in 1939?

• To develop a common cultural consciousness among Filipinos

• To support the Japanese occupation

• To promote individualistic writing styles

• To focus on writing in English only

What was the policy adopted by newspapers to support literary works in English?

• Promoting literary works in Filipino only

• Banning the publication of literary works in English

• Ignoring literary works in English

• Issuing weekly supplements when literary works were published

What was the impact of the Commonwealth Literary Awards established in 1940?

• It discouraged writers from producing quality work

• It had no significant impact on the literary scene

• It gave the first substantial prices to meritorious writers

• It led to the decline of literary creativity

What was the focus of the stories and themes during the period of emergence (1935-1945)?

• Urban lifestyle

• Foreign cultures

• Historical events

• Life in the provinces

What was the impact of the Japanese occupation of 1941-1945 on the Philippine drama in English?

• It became the dominant form of literary expression

• It was completely suppressed

• It lagged behind in development compared to other literary forms

• It flourished and developed rapidly

What was the spirit that started to seep into the consciousness of Filipino writers during the Japanese occupation?

• Nationalism

• Individualism

• Colonialism

• Globalism