Pre-Colonial and Spanish-Colonial Periods

What is considered the longest period in Philippine literary history?

• Spanish-Colonial Era

• Pre-Colonial Era

• Contemporary Period

• American-Colonial Era

What marks the birth of literature in the Philippines during the Pre-Colonial Era?

• Written scripts

• Religious texts

• Political essays

• Oral literature

The Pre-Colonial syllabary used by early Filipinos is called:

• Alibata

• Roman Alphabet

• Sumerian script

• Cyrillic

Proverbs (salawikain) are based on:

• Theoretical knowledge

• Written language

• Common sense and real-life experiences

• Mathematical calculations

What is the poetic form that consists of a quatrain with seven syllables per line and a monorhyme?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Tanaga

• Epic

The Tagalog song "Sitsiritsit" belongs to which form of Pre-Colonial literature?

• Epic

• Riddle

• Fable

• Folk song

Which of the following is an example of a riddle (bugtong) from a Pre-Colonial Era?

• Isang balong malalim, punong-puno ng patalim

• Palay siyang matino, nang humangi'y yumuko

• Kung di ukol, di bubukol

• Sitsiritsit, alibangbang

What type of prose narratives explains natural phenomena and includes mythological creatures?

• Epic

• Myth

• Fable

• Legend

Who wrote the novels "Noli Me Tangere" and "El Filibusterismo"?

• Emilio Jacinto

• Andres Bonifacio

• Marcelo H. Del Pilar

• Jose Rizal

Who is the author of the famous Pre-Colonial epic "The Iliad"?

• Homer

• Valmiki

• Aesop

• Francisco Baltazar