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Literature of Eastern Visayas Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Jesuit historian documented the poetic forms of Waray literature in 1668?

a)

Sebas Armenta

b)

Melvin Banggolay

c)

Francisco Ignacio Alcina

d)

Francisco Pedro Chirino

2.

What is the name of the Waray poetic form that celebrates the beauty of a woman or bravery of a man?

a)

Siday

b)

Bical

c)

Awit

d)

Ambahan

3.

Which literary form in Waray involves a witty, humorous, and satirical joust between a man and a woman?

a)

Comedia

b)

Balac

c)

Amoral

d)

Ismayling

4.

What is the modern term for the Waray poetic form 'Balac' during the American occupation?

a)

Ambahan

b)

Bical

c)

Siday

d)

Ismayling

5.

Which type of play was introduced by the Spaniards and popularized during fiestas up to the 1930s in Eastern Visayas?

a)

Operettas

b)

Zarzuela

c)

Comedia

d)

Awit

6.

What is the name of the Waray poem that recounts the acts of bravery and moments of weaknesses of the Waray gods and goddesses?

a)

Luwa

b)

Awit

c)

Sareta

d)

Siday

7.

Which language is colloquially known as 'Kana' in Eastern Visayas?

a)

Baybayanon

b)

Abaknon

c)

Waray-Waray

d)

Cebuano

8.

What is the name of the Waray poem that is best recited orally than sung due to its formal nature?

a)

Luwa

b)

Sareta

c)

Siday

d)

Awit

9.

Which literary form in Waray involves a metaphorical, flowery, bombastic, grandiloquent, and verbose courtship song?

a)

Awit

b)

Balac

c)

Bical

d)

Ambahan

10.

Who is the goddess of the Eastern sky and mother of the three demigod sons in the Waray epic 'Hinilawod'?

a)

Suklang Malayon

b)

Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata

c)

Alunsina

d)

Bungot Banwa

11.

Which literary form in Waray is a metaphorical, flowery, bombastic, grandiloquent, and verbose courtship song?

a)

Awit

b)

Balac

c)

Bical

d)

Ambahan

12.

What is the name of the Waray poem that is sung by the community?

a)

Siday

b)

Sareta

c)

Luwa

d)

Awit

13.

Which language is also known as 'Capul' language in Eastern Visayas?

a)

Baybayanon

b)

Abaknon

c)

Cebuano

d)

Waray-Waray

14.

Which Jesuit historian mentioned that the Bisayans had verses about the creation of the world, paradise, and the deluge?

a)

Sebas Armenta

b)

Melvin Banggolay

c)

Francisco Ignacio Alcina

d)

Francisco Pedro Chirino

15.

Which type of play replaced Comedia and Zarzuela in Eastern Visayas during the American occupation?

a)

Awit

b)

Operettas

c)

Zarzuela

d)

Comedia

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