21ST CEN QUIZ#2

One of the tasks April needs to finish is to read one of the short stories given to them by their professor and make an analysis of it. They are only limited to the actual text in knowing the implied meaning of the author of the text. She browsed the terms, symbolism used and by it, she was able to finish it. What type of Critical Lens used by April?

• Postcolonialism

• New Criticism

• Marxist

• Reader-response

By reading "Noli Me Tangere," we can see that there are different classifications in the society including the so-called "Indios", "Illustrados", and the common Spaniards conquering the country. The different classes divide the society and their role in the society varies on their classification. This perspective in the work of Rizal used _____________________________ Approach.

• New Criticism

• Postcolonialism

• Reader-Response

• Marxist

Rafael tried to make a literary analysis out of broad meaning short story. He tried to include the other possible interpretations of the text by thinking outside the box and putting himself in someone's thinking. This is an example that using Reader-Response approach encourages ______________.

• extensive reading

• multiple perspective

• background checking

• first-hand experience

This class is considered the "helper" or "peasants" in the literary book "The Communist Manifesto".

• Ploretariat

• Proletariat

• Bourgeoisie

• Illustrados

Lots of Filipino terms that we are using in the present time originated from the Spanish terms used in our country when Spain colonized the country for 333 years. This is an example of the concept of _______________

• Colonization

• Decolonization

• Neocolonization

• Exotic

Every time the Philippines is under a certain sovereignty, people are usually looking for movements for freedom. One of the good examples is the independence of the country from the American regime which is considered as ________________.

• Colonization

• Decolonization

• Neocolonization

• Exotic

Reader-Response Criticism sees the _______________ as the most important coordinate of literature.

• Author

• Text

• Book

• Reader

This is a scenario that is using Marxist Approach in doing Literary Analysis.

• Vanessa is looking for the different members of the society presented in the story and identifying if there are higher or lower social types.

• Catherine is looking for the different terminologies that might have deep meaning and not looking for other possible sources outside the text.

• Valerie is thinking what would be the possible reaction of the different types of people if they read some of the stories of Aesop.

• Lianne is looking for the information about the author and analyzing if there is any resemblance of him/her to the character in the text.

There are two forces in the concept of Postcolonialism. One of them is the Exotic or the _____________.

• Colonizer

• Colonized

• Both

• No answer

Who is the author of the work "Invictus"?

• Chinua Achebe

• Aesop

• Suzanne Collins

• William Ernest Henley