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(2Q) QUIZ 1- 21st Century Literature (St. Rose of Lima)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years are in a century?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

2.

Literary works in this century continuously writes about the past and the future within the circumstances of the present.

a)

18th Century

b)

19th Century

c)

20th Century

d)

21st Century

3.

Which of the following crises refers to the state of existing within or having some relationship with time.

a)

Inability to cease the expansive and continuous mutation

b)

Temporality

c)

Social experiences

d)

Territorial borders

4.

This fundamental problem of the 21st century world literature is where the resources of literary works for mass dissemination requires a huge investment

a)

Practical

b)

Theoretical

c)

Geographical

d)

Literary

5.

We must take care NOT TO LIMIT our perspectives to only one way of viewing the world.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

It depends

6.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about worldviews?

a)

This seems to be at stake when choosing a piece as an example of World Literature.

b)

It is a way of comprehending reality.

c)

It encompasses principles, values, and philosophies that shape the way we interpret the things around us.

d)

It has the stigma of always choosing the theme first introduced in the western canon.

7.

Taste is used in the short story "An Earnest Parable" by Merlinda Bobis, which became their _________________.

a)

similarity in choosing dishes to eat

b)

communal experience of sharing

c)

form of connection between and among characters

d)

basis for choosing something

8.

Check all the boxes of the important elements that are examined when trying to understand poems.

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Title

c)

Biographical Context

d)

Sociocultural Context

e)

History

9.

Which part of Asia has the usual theme of a struggle of transitioning from a colonial territory to an independent one?

a)

North Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

Southeast Asia

d)

Western Asia

10.

To whom did Jim Pascual Agustin dedicate the poem "The Breath of Sparrow"?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Chinua Achebe

c)

Nadine Gordimer

d)

Nelson Mandela

11.

This refers to a global mindset that characterizes an openness to the different cultures and worldviews of people.

a)

Open-mindedness

b)

Cosmopolitanism

c)

Worldview

d)

Predictability

12.

This is a mall along Singapore's Orchard Road, which throughout the years, became a weekend gathering place for OFWs.

a)

The Lucky Plaza

b)

The Orchard Plaza

c)

Orchard Mall

d)

The Lucky Mall

13.

Choose 2 literary devices that could help the readers see beyond the words or the literal idea of a statement, with its great combination.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Dramatic situation

c)

Symbol

d)

Irony

14.

This is a list of literary texts deemed by scholars and writers as "classical" because of their theme, contribution to literary tradition, or both.

a)

South Asian Canon

b)

Western Canon

c)

World Canon

d)

Southeast Asian Cannon

15.

It is a figure of speech that make reference to historical, mythological and fictional figures.

a)

Allusion

b)

Alliteration

c)

Synechdoche

d)

Imagery