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21st Century Literature Formative Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What characteristic of 21st Century Literature pertains to how today's literature contains human insights that transcend borders?

a)

Experimental

b)

Unconventional

c)

Hybrid

d)

Global

2.

What major theme of 21st Century Literature comprises of subthemes such as gender rights as it questions the concept of the self?

a)

History and memory

b)

Identity

c)

Globalization

3.

What is the famous pseudonym of a Filipino contemporary author known for using conversational Filipino to create humorous and reflective depictions of life as a Filipino?

a)

Bob Ong

b)

Allan Popa

c)

Eros Atalia

d)

Red Tani

4.

He is the president and founder of the Filipino Freethinkers.

a)

Bob Ong

b)

Allan Popa

c)

Eros Atalia

d)

Red Tani

5.

Which of the following refers to anything written and published in the year 2000s and beyond?

a)

Pre-colonial Lit

b)

20th Century Lit

c)

21st Century Lit

d)

Post-martial law Lit

6.

A form of 21st Century Lit that span all genres and contains 50% illustrations and 50% text?

a)

Digi-fiction

b)

Graphic Novels

c)

Manga

d)

Illustrated novels

7.

Digi-fiction combines the following media EXCEPT

a)

book

b)

video

c)

internet website

d)

radio broadcast

8.

Which form of 21st Century Lit uses handwritten graphics in place of traditional font, thereby enhancing the story with humorous elements?

a)

Graphic Novels

b)

Doodle Fiction

c)

Text-Tula

d)

Illustrated Novels

9.

Which form of 21st Century Lit refers to the use of links to generate sounds, visual images, movement, or other special effects to a poem?

a)

Text-talk Novels

b)

Digi-fiction

c)

Hyper Poetry

d)

Illustrated Novels

10.

Which variety of flash fiction accounts to 100 words of text?

a)

six-word story

b)

dribble

c)

drabble

d)

sudden fiction

11.

The word "literature" is derived from which Latin word that means "a letter of the alphabet"?

a)

litter

b)

littera

c)

literatura

d)

litterature

12.

Which division of literature refers to a piece intended for performance?

a)

poetry

b)

prose

c)

drama

13.

Literary genres may be determined by the following EXCEPT

a)

technique

b)

author

c)

content

d)

length

14.

Which literary genre refers to songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a group of people handed down by word of mouth?

a)

folklore

b)

tall tales

c)

mythology

d)

realistic fiction

15.

Which literary genre refers to traditional narratives that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism?

a)

folklore

b)

tall tales

c)

mythology

d)

realistic fiction

16.

Which Philippine literary period is oral in nature, contains ideas from birth to grave, and existed before the Spanish occupation?

a)

pre-colonial lit

b)

spanish lit

c)

american lit

d)

contemporary lit

17.

This pre-colonial literature refers to statements containing superficial words that function figuratively, usually told in the form of questions?

a)

tanaga

b)

proverb

c)

riddle

d)

folk tale

18.

This is a lengthy pre-colonial narrative which contains encounters of fighters, princes, or heroes, and is based on oral traditions.

a)

folk song

b)

epic

c)

myth

d)

folk tale

19.

The following scenarios took place when the Spaniards came to conquer the Philippines EXCEPT:

a)

The Spaniards destroyed whatever written literature they could find.

b)

The native writing system was deemed inoperable.

c)

The native oral tradition was substituted for the promise of eternal life.

d)

The Spaniards taught Indios their language.

20.

This religious literature under the Spanish rule refers to the re-enactment of the pasyon.

a)

Pasyon

b)

Senakulo

c)

Penitensiya

d)

Zarzuela

21.

This famous propagandist during the Spanish colonization wrote "Ang Fray Botod", where he exposed how some of the friars were greedy, ambitious and immoral.

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Marcelo Del Pilar

c)

Mariano Gomez

d)

Graciano Lopez Jaena

22.

This Filipino theoretician and spokesman of the Philippine Revolution wrote "El Desarollo y Caida de la Republica Filipina", which highlights the establishment of the republic and its subsequent doom.

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Apolinario Mabini

c)

Emilio Jacinto

d)

Jose Rizal

23.

During the period of American colonization, the use of English alongside Filipino was practiced.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The following forms of literature was introduced during the American colonization EXCEPT:

a)

free verse poetry

b)

revolutionary literature

c)

modern short story

d)

critical essay

25.

Which of the following short story published in 1925 became the first successful short story in English written by a Filipino?

a)

Dead Stars

b)

How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife

c)

Cadaver

d)

The World is an Apple