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Popular Culture Midterm Exam

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. In the Philippines, the Bayanihan spirit is one of communal unity, with the expectation of being rewarded for helping others.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

2. The earliest record of Pre-Hispanic architecture in the Philippines are caves and rock shelters.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

3. Popular culture in the Philippines was created and used by the Americans to the native Filipinos or Indios via plays and literature to get the heart of the natives and win it.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

4. Media prevents society from isolation.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

5. The advancement of technology has created many more outlets for mass media and, consequently, the spread of popular culture.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

6. It describes cultural traditions that are done at a local level and derived from longstanding cultural practices.

a)

Folk culture

b)

High culture

c)

Pop culture

d)

Super culture

7.

7. Opera and ballet are only accessed by society's elites. Such are examples of?

a)

Folk culture

b)

High Culture

c)

Pop Culture

d)

Superculture

8.

8. These are social constructs within Filipino culture that define that which is socially considered to be desirable.

a)

Filipino Arts

b)

Filipino Entertainment

c)

Filipino Cuisine

d)

Filipino Values

9.

9. Which of the following is a tradition that Filipinos practice?

a)

Turkey roasting

b)

Snowball fights

c)

Cockfights

d)

None of the choices

10.

10. The cultural diversity in the Philippines shown through music, dance, theatre, and literature belongs to what aspect of Filipino culture?

a)

Values

b)

Religion

c)

Cuisine

d)

Arts

11.

11. Modern media like virtual realities and the Internet belong to what category of pop culture?

a)

Entertainment

b)

Sports

c)

News

d)

Technology

12.

12. Bahay na bato and Baroque Churches emerged during?

a)

Pre-Colonial Period

b)

Spanish Colonial Period

c)

American Period

d)

Japanese Period

13.

13. The trend "aesthetic/estetik", has been regarded as a popular culture in the Philippines. This commonly belongs to what category?

a)

Entertainment

b)

Sports

c)

Fashion

d)

Technology

14.

14. OPM was created for Filipino popular artists in the late 70s to make new pop songs. What does OPM stand for?

a)

Original Philippine Music

b)

Original Pilipino Music

c)

Only Pilipino Music

d)

Only Philippine Music

15.

15. He is one of the pioneers who studied the role and impact of the Internet on society. He was a theorist and researcher who introduced the term "Netizen."

a)

Mccombs and Shaw

b)

Michael Hauben

c)

Bienvenido Lumbera

d)

Bob Kahn

16.

16. This type of housing, which is made of bamboo and nipa, was famous during the pre-Spanish period.

a)

Bungalow

b)

Bahay Kubo

c)

Cottage

d)

Tree house

17.

17. Comedia and zarzuela, which were used to teach pagan tribes about Christianity and religion, are important forms of theatre popularized in what period?

a)

Pre-Spanish period

b)

Spanish regime

c)

American commonwealth

d)

Contemporary

18.

18. Which is NOT a form of literature during the pre-Spanish period?

a)

Epics

b)

Songs

c)

Myths

d)

Plays

19.

19. A form of literature that focuses on the origin of a thing, place, location, or name as its common theme. It is devoid of truth and unbelievable.

a)

Epics

b)

Poems

c)

Legends

d)

Myths

20.

20. Epics are long narrative poems that deal with heroic achievements. Which of the following is an example of an epic?

a)

Ang Pagong at ang Matsing

b)

Bidasari

c)

Paru-Parong Bukid

d)

Alamat ng Saging

21.

21. "Aanhin pa ang damo, kung patay na ang kabayo" is an example of?

a)

Salawikain

b)

Bugtong

c)

Bulong

d)

Sawikain

22.

22. The first feature film or cinematrografo produced in the Philippines is?

a)

Dalagang Bukid

b)

Ang Aswang

c)

Jose Rizal's Life

d)

Gulong ng Palad

23.

23. Who is the proponent who stated that popular culture in the Philippines was created and used by Spaniards to win the hearts of native Filipinos or Indios through plays and literature?

a)

Michael Hauben

b)

Mccombs and Shaw

c)

Clifford Geertz

d)

Bienvenido Lumbera

24.

24. The media influences people to focus their attention on something under a certain agenda. It can make people think that something big/important is going on when in reality, something is not.

a)

The Theory of Netizen

b)

The Theory of Politics

c)

The Agenda-Setting Theory

d)

Cultural Relativism

25.

25. Malong or tubular skirt is a fashion basic in?

a)

Luzon

b)

Visayas

c)

Mindanao

d)

Leyte

26.

26. It is defined as a set of values and beliefs, or a cluster of learned behaviors that we share with others in a particular society, giving us a sense of belongingness and identity.

(a)  

27.

27. This is the most practiced religion in the Philippines.

(a)  

28.

28. This term pertains to things, concepts, or persons enjoyed, liked, or admired by most people in a group.

(a)  

29.

29. It has been closely associated with mass media that introduce and encourage the adoption of certain trends.

(a)  

30.

30. This refers to information about current events. This can be provided through a variety of channels, including word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, and the testimony of event observers and witnesses.

(a)  

31.

31. What style of architecture dominated the Philippines during the American period?

(a)  

32.

32. It is a Filipino dessert made with mixed fruit, boiled sweetened white beans, milk, and shaved ice, typically topped with purple yam, crème caramel, and ice cream.

(a)  

33.

33. This refers to any channel of communication. This can include anything from printed paper to digital data, and encompasses art, news, educational content and numerous other forms of information.

(a)  

34.

34. This is a film by Jose Nepomuceno that was the first full-length feature film in 1919.

(a)  

35.

35. This term refers to the world of media, which is viewed as a community in which people are connected by computers, television, and other means and all rely on one another.

(a)  

36.

36. It was "the country’s pioneering and once foremost songwriting competition."

(a)  

37.

37. He is a Filipino painter who created the painting "Fishermen."

(a)  

38.

38. "The Fruit Gatherer" is a well-known painting in the Philippines depicting a woman sitting beneath a bamboo tree with a winnowing basket full of fresh fruits. Who created this painting?

(a)  

39.

39. This architectural style was introduced to the Philippines by Spanish conquerors and was modified to suit the tropical climate of the Philippines, giving it its own Filipino and distinct character.

(a)  

40.

40. This term is a combination of the words internet and citizen, as in "citizen of the internet" or "net citizen." It refers to someone who is heavily involved in online communities or the Internet in general.

(a)