WorksheetsINDO 9/10
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Who is Chairil Anwar?
One of the national heroes of Indonesia.
An Indonesian poet and member of the "1945 Generation" of writers.
An Indonesian politician.
An Indonesian actor and director.
Chairil Anwar was born on June 26th, 1922.
TRUE
FALSE
Where was Chairil Anwar born?
Jakarta
Semarang, Central Java
Medan, North Sumatra
Gresik, East Java
Chairil Anwar moved to Jakarta at the age of 22, soon after the divorce of his parents.
TRUE
FALSE
From the titles of Indonesian poems below, which one is Chairil Anwar's?
Selamat Pagi Indonesia
Jembatan
Tragedi Winka dan Sihka
Aku
How many poems that Chairil Anwar produced before he died at 27?
74
55
42
89
Chairil Anwar died at the age of 27.
TRUE
FALSE
Chairil Anwar able to read the literature books in these language below, except...
English
Dutch
French
German
From Chairil Anwar's poems below, one of them is categorize as poems that excite a strong sense of nationalism, which is...
Aku
Deru Campur Debu
Sajak Putih
Persetujuan dengan Soekarno
From Chairil Anwar's poems below, which poem that describes about sacrifice to the country?
Krawang - Bekasi
Aku
Derai-Derai Cemara
Senja di Pelabuhan Kecil
"Nisan" is one of Chairil Anwar's poem that dedicated to his passing grandmother.
TRUE
FALSE
In the year of (...) Chairil Anwar's poems were published in several publications in the city.
1959
1945
1942
1973
Chairil Anwar considered as a poet who was skillful at "aesthetical distance" because...
his poems were
never blunt, enabling different interpretations if read over and over again
his poems were dedicated to the women he adored, while some others expressed a
strong sense of individualism.
he
tried to break the boundaries of "isms" and conventions.
his poems were so powerful.
Chairil Anwar lived a bohemian way of life, leaving his job at the
Statistics Office to follow his calling as a poet.
TRUE
FALSE
What makes Chairil Anwar's poems are so powerful up until now?
Because there are so many poets only talk about love in their poems.
Because they don't have the passion Chairil had when he wrote his poetry.
Because many poets do not leave enough distance between their
works and their meaning. Their poems have now become irrelevant.
Beacuse Chairil's poems based on the spirit of freedom, as he
tried to break the boundaries of "isms" and conventions.
In the article you read, who was speaking about the six of Chairil Anwar's poems that excite a strong sense of nationalism?
Maman S. Mahayana
Taufiq Ismail
Ikra Negara
Sapardi Djoko Damono
"Literary critics always highlight his attitude, which was based on the spirit of freedom, as he
tried to break the boundaries of 'isms' and conventions,"
According to the article you have read, the opinion above is belong to...
Taufiq Ismail
Ikra Negara
Sapardi Djoko Damono
Maman S. Mahayana
According to the article, these people giving their opinion about Chairil Anwar's poems, except...
Maman S. Mahayana
Ikra Negara
Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
Taufiq Ismail
"He was an individual, but he could never detach himself from the society in which he lived,"
According to the article, opinion above is belong to Ikra Negara.
TRUE
FALSE
Some of Chairil's poems were dedicated to (...), while some others expressed a
strong sense of individualism.
political issues during Japanese colonialism
the women he adored
the independence of Indonesia
his passing grandmother
"His poems contain universal values and can be read anywhere, any time,"
Who's the one that said that opinion according to the article?
Maman S. Mahayan
Ikra Negara
Taufiq Ismail
W.S. Rendra
Students and people in
general are encouraged to develop their spirit of nationalism by reading Chairil Anwar's poems.
TRUE
FALSE
Chairil Anwar's mostly wrote about his love life.
TRUE
FALSE
It's not death, no, that stabs my heart But your willingness to go Nor do I know how high You
are, now, supreme over dust, over sorrow
In the beginning of the article, there's one of Chairil Anwar's poem. What is the title in English?
Me
Agreement with Soekarno
Gravestone
A Sentry at Night
"This is the power of Chairil's poems. Many poets do not leave enough distance between their
works and their meaning. Their poems have now become irrelevant,"
The one who said the opinion above is...
Taufiq Ismail
Maman S. Mahayana
Ikra Negara
N.H. Dini
