Philippine Literature Quiz

What is the form of prose that is about the origin of things, places, locations, or names?

• Legends

• Folk Tales

• Epics

• Folk Songs

What are the stories about life, adventure, love, horror, and humor called?

• Legends

• Folk Tales

• Epics

• Folk Songs

Name one of the examples of epics in the Philippines.

• Bidasari

• Kundiman

• Maragtas

• Dandansoy

What is one of the oldest forms of Philippine literature that mirrored early forms of culture?

• Folk Songs

• Legends

• Epics

• Folk Tales

What type of literature started to flourish in the Spanish period?

• Folk Songs

• Epics

• Legends

• Proverbs

What is the term for a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can’t be deciphered by defining the individual words?

• Sawikain

• Epigrams

• Riddles

• Chants

What was the first book published during the Spanish period?

• Ang Doctrina Cristiana

• Nuestra Senora del Rosario

• Ang Barlaan at Josephat

• The Pasion

What is the name of the song that is a wedding song?

• Diana

• Kundiman

• Kumintang

• Ang dalit of imno

What is the name of the play that is a traditional Filipino theatrical performance?

• Cenakulo

• Zarzuela

• Lagaylay

• Panuluyan

What is the name of the poem that stands out as a model of perfection in character delineation?

• Dead Stars

• Footnote to Youth

• Crisalidas

• ARIZAL