21st Century Literature Quiz

What famous literary work is written by Anthony L. Tan?

• Umanhon na Gugma

• The River Singing Stone

• The River Singing Poem

• The Bajao Cemetery and other Poems

Who is the main proponent of Marxism?

• Carl Marx

• Karl Marxs

• Karl Marx

• Carl Max

What is the literary work that suggests an impending disaster echoed in the rest of the poem by Merlie M. Alunan?

• Buyong

• The River Singing Stone

• The River Singing Poem

• Old Women in Our Village

What figures of speech refers to the repetition of the same initial sound of the words?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Assonance

Who is the writer that is a Hiligaynon Pride from Iloilo and an award-winning Filipino poet?

• Peter S. Nery

• Merlie M. Alunan

• Anthony L. Tan

• Myrna Pena Reyes

What does the word “meter” means in the elements of poetry?

• The beauty of Poetry

• It refers to the figurative language

• The last word or sound matched each other

• It is the pattern of beats (Stressed and Unstressed syllable)

What is the context that focuses on the language used in the literary work and how it is used to convey meaning?

• Linguistic Context

• Language Context

• Cultural Context

• Socio-cultural Context

What is the issue that is being reflected from the 21st Century Literature?

• Global Issues

• Contemporary Issues

• The Local Issues

• The Indigenous Issues

What is the part of the story after the characters and settings are introduced- story begins to reveal probable conflicts?

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Denouement

What literary genre tells about the love story of their rulers or describes someone who inspires them?

• Fiction

• Drama

• Poetry

• Non-Fiction