EL 113_SUMMATIVE QUIZ 1

Before the USS Thomas arrived on Philippine soil, education was first headed by American _________.

• A. doctors

• B. priests

• C. teachers

• D. soldiers

Aside from giving the news, newspapers such as the Philippines Free Press and the Philippine Herald also served to _________.

• A.   provide entertainment

• B. disseminate short stories in a timely manner

• C.  boost the use of the English language in the Philippines

• D. provide an avenue for student writers to publish their works

Which of the following is true about the development of drama during the American colonial period?

• A.   It was a way of glorifying Americans.

• B.   It was an expression of revolt against the Spaniards.

• C.   It was an expression of revolt against the Americans.

• D.   It was an expression of the Filipinos’ love of freedom.

Which of the following did Aurelio Tolentino witness and sign?

• A.   the Treaty of Paris

• B.   the Declaration of Philippine Independence

• C. the Biac-na-Bato Constitution

• D.   the 1987 Philippine Constitution

Which of the following caused Aurelio Tolentino to stop pursuing his education?

• A.   his family’s lack of money to send him to school

• B.   his distrust of the education system in the Philippines

• C.   an argument with his teachers

• D.   the death of his father

Which of the following is the goal of the school El Parnaso Filipino?

• A.   to promote Tagalog literature

• B.   to provide scholarships to street children

• C.   to teach students how to write plays and poetry

• D.   to promote foreign literature

Which of the following best describes the novel Without Seeing the Dawn?

• A.   It depicted the experiences of Filipinos during the war between the Americans and the Japanese.

• B.   It depicted the experiences of the Japanese during the war between the Americans and the Japanese.

• C.   It depicted the experiences of the Americans during the war between the Americans and the Japanese.

• D.   It depicted the experiences of the Spaniards during the war between the Americans and the Japanese.

Which of the following is not a common subject in works of literature written during or about the Japanese occupation?

• A.   the Fall of Bataan

• B.   the Death March

• C.   comfort women

• D. Christianity

Bernie would like to know more about the experiences and struggles of comfort women during the Japanese colonial period. Which of the following should he read?

• A.   Without Seeing the Dawn by Stevan Javellana

• B.    Comfort Woman: Slave of Destiny by Maria Rosa Henson

• C.   "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife” by Manuel Arguilla

• D.   Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories by Bienvenido Santos

Manuel Arguilla earned an education degree in 1933 at the University of the Philippines and became a member and president of the UP Writers Club and editor of _________.

• A.   the Coconut

• B.    the Torch

• C.   Literary Apprentice

• D.   UP College Folio