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Module 6: Philippine Modern Poetry

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Jose Rizal's teacher who visited him at Fort Santiago while awaiting execution?

a)

Padre Antonio Sedeno

b)

Padre Alonso Sanchez

c)

Padre Federico Faura

d)

Padre Pedro Chirino

2.

What is an Observatory?

a)

any structure containing auxiliary equipment

b)

any ground-based located anywhere for a variety of reasons

c)

a location where equipment to detect aliens

d)

a building equipped with astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena

3.

Why was Jose Rizal called Pepe?

a)

His father chose to call him Pepe.

b)

His mother chose Pepe because it was short.

c)

His father just called him Pepe after St. Joseph.

d)

His mother being a devotee of St. Joseph and in Spanish, 'P' is pronounced as 'peh' giving the rise to Pepe for Jose.

4.

Which of these is the best definition of a symbol?

a)

anything that is literal.

b)

a person, place, object , or activity that a writer adds for detail

c)

a person , place, object, or activity that also stands for something else

d)

hints or clues about what may happen later on in a work of literature.

5.

Symbols are not just metaphors. What literary devices are aligned with the symbol in the overall meaning of a poem?

a)

mood and tone

b)

tone and theme

c)

theme and mood

d)

tone and alliteration

6.

What does a STAR symbolize?

a)

divine force

b)

self-fulfillment

c)

change or turning point in life

d)

All of the above

7.

Why does an author use symbolism in a literary piece?

a)

To show the importance of symbols.

b)

To convey deeper meaning about the topic or subject

c)

To make the setting more interesting

d)

To help the reader visualize what's happening

8.

What is mood in a text?

a)

the overall feelings or emotions in the writer

b)

revising your writing so that it is free of errors

c)

overall feelings or emotions in that are created in the reader

d)

working with a partner to check your writing

9.

Which of point of view is told by the character involved? "The reader use the pronouns I, me, and we"

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

10.

When a narrator interrupts a plot to describe a part of the story that happened in the past, what is it called?

a)

foreshadowing

b)

flashback

c)

suspense

d)

cliffhanger

11.

Why was Jose Rizal executed?

a)

plan of escape from his exile

b)

Katipunan revolt broke out

c)

attack of spanish installations

d)

the crime of rebellion after the Philippine Revolution, inspired in part by his writings broke out

12.

What was the relationship of Padre Faura to Pepe?

a)

family friend

b)

mentor

c)

guidance councilor

d)

spiritual adviser

13.

What is the message of "Padre Faura Witnesses the Execution of Rizal"?

a)

There is a hope and light after death.

b)

Death is the end of everything.

c)

There is something to whine after death.

d)

Death is painful.

14.

What literary device is used in the following lines?


Months ago,

Pepe came to me

In the observatory

I thought we could talk

a)

foreshadowing

b)

In medias res

c)

flashback

d)

metaphor

15.

What figure of speech is shown in the sentence?


"The star was a flashlight guiding me home. "

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor