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Exercise - American Occupation to After EDSA

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which universities were founded after the Americans institutionalized public education?

a)

Philippine Normal School

b)

University of Santo Tomas

c)

University of the Philippines

d)

Far Eastern University

2.

Which groups of writers were active during the American Occupation?

a)

Writers of English

b)

Writers of Spanish

c)

Writers of Filipino and other regional languages

d)

Writers of Japanese

3.

During which period did Filipinos attempt to write in English by getting inspiration from American and British literary texts?

a)

Period of Re-orientation

b)

Period of Enlightenment

c)

Period of Imitation

d)

Period of Self- discovery

4.

What do you call the group of writers who continued the legacy of Balagtas and Rizal in integrating the spirit of nationalism in their works?

a)

Balagtasista

b)

Illustrados

c)

Propagandistas

d)

Thomasites

5.

He was considered as the Father of Tagalog Zarzuela for courageously exposing the injustices and abuse experienced by Filipinos during the Spanish rule. His most famous work is "Walang Sugat."

a)

Jose Garcia Villa

b)

Severino Reyes

c)

Jose Corazon de Jesus

d)

Lope K. Santos

6.

It is the idea which states that art has an inherent value independent of its subject-matter, or of any social, political, or ethical significance.

a)

art for society's sake

b)

art for love's sake

c)

art for art's sake

d)

art for literature's sake

7.

In writing literature, which language was strictly prohibited by the Japanese?

a)

Spanish

b)

Tagalog

c)

Regional Languages

d)

English

8.

These are writers' organizations which also served as creative writing centers that gave workshops to new writers who wanted to publish their works.

a)

UMPIL

b)

KAWIKA

c)

NCCA

d)

LIRA

9.

Because of the Educational Exchange Program in the US, also known as Fulbright Program, that Filipinos participated in, the teaching of this literary approach began in Philippine universities.

a)

Feminism

b)

New Criticism

c)

Marxism

d)

Postcolonialism

10.

After the nation's experience of colonization under the Spaniards and Americans, Filipino writers started exploring the theme of the Philippines' lack of national identity in their writings. What were its effects in society?

a)

anti-American sentiments

b)

nationalist movements

c)

emergence militancy in the 60s and 70s

d)

call for a national election

11.

Which right was regained after the fall of Marcos' dictatorship that revived Philippine literature and journalism?

a)

right to assembly

b)

right to vote

c)

right to free speech

d)

right to free education

12.

How did the field of literature change after the Martial Law?

a)

creation of creative writing groups

b)

revival of school publications

c)

literary discussions focusing on new criticism

d)

writing in Tagalog and other regional languages

e)

giving awards in the field of literature and arts

13.

After EDSA, what do you call the new category established by the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for high school students' essay in English and in Filipino?

a)

Peter's Prize

b)

Catholic Authors Award

c)

Premio Zobel

d)

Kabataang Essay

14.

Which genre of short stories was most favored by the writers after EDSA?

a)

romance

b)

drama

c)

comedy

d)

horror

15.

Novels were the most preferred genre of literature after EDSA.

a)

True

b)

False