WorksheetsPhilippine Literature Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the pre-colonial Philippine literature primarily composed of?
Novels and essays
Oral forms like riddles, myths, epics
Haiku and tanka
Short stories
Which religious narrative was chanted during the Spanish era?
Awit
Korido
Pasyon
Haiku
What are awit and korido?
Vernacular short stories
Religious plays
Chivalric poems in Spanish style
English essays
What marked the propaganda literature during Spanish rule?
Support for Spanish missionaries
Critique of colonial injustices
Romantic poetry
Mythical epics
Which language became dominant during the American period?
Spanish
Tagalog
English
Ilocano
Who is known for 'How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife'?
Carlos Bulosan
Manuel Arguilla
Amado Hernandez
Bob Ong
What social issues did Amado Hernández address in Mga Ibong Mandaragit?
Colonial romance
Supernatural legends
Social injustice, exploitation
Humor and entertainment
Literature in English during the Japanese occupation:
Flourished openly
Was suppressed and rare
Focused on propaganda
Became the primary form
Which poetic forms became popular in the Japanese period?
Awit and korido
Sonnet and free verse
Haiku, tanaga, karaniwang anyo
Epic and legend
What is Liwayway?
A novel
A literary magazine
A folk tale
A play
Contemporary Philippine literature began postwhich event?
World War II
1986 EDSA Revolution
American takeover
Spanish arrival
Martial Law literature often includes:
Romantic sonnets
Prison writings, protest poems
Children's fables
Instructional essays
Dekada '70 by Lualhati Bautista is an example of:
Costume drama
Protest literature
Religious discourse
Folklore retelling
Prison literature during Martial Law was by:
Folk artists
Imprisoned writers
Spanish friars
Propaganda writers
A notable 21st-century writer in popculture fiction is:
Carlos Bulosan
Bob Ong
Louis Bulaong
Nick Joaquin
What characterizes the new genre of web fiction like Wattpad?
Literary realism
Serialized romance, YA, digital formats
Government publications
Ancient myth retellings
Which Bob Ong book popularized digitalera Philippine literature?
Diary ng Panget
ABNKKBSNPLAko?!
Mga Ibong Mandaragit
Without Seeing the Dawn
Rin Chupeco is known for fiction based on:
Scientific history
Filipino mythology
Political biography
Travelogues
Graphic novels and digital fiction typify:
Pre-colonial oral forms
Classical Spanish literature
21stcentury global literature
Martial Law era texts
A common feature of 21stcentury literature is:
Strict structure
Technological themes, fragmentation
Only traditional plots
Exclusive use of formal English
What do geography, language, ethnicity influence in Philippine literature?
Publication laws
Content, cultural context, perspective
Only the language used
Only the setting
Leona Florentino was recognized as:
The mother of feminist literature in the Philippines
A modern Wattpad author
A Folk epic collector
A short story writer in English
Only 22 of Florentino's poems were preserved and displayed at:
Silliman Writers Workshop
Madrid and Paris Expositions
Wattpad archive
Philippine National Library
Which Filipino author is regarded as 'Dean of Pop Culture Fiction'?
Carlos Bulosan
Louis Bulaong
Rizal
Bob Ong
A hallmark of female writers postEDSA is:
Exclusively Spanish writing
Regional and vernacular voices
Avoiding gender topics
Writing only in English
Instant messaging narratives and blogs fall under:
Spanish-era literature
21stcentury global forms
Pre-colonial oral tradition
Japanese propaganda
Hyperpoetry and graphic novels typify which lesson?
Colonial religious forms
Contemporary literary forms
Propaganda literature
Pre-colonial epics
What theme is often seen in post-colonial literature?
Technology
Identity, resistance, and decolonization
Mythical creatures
Only love and romance
Which author wrote Without Seeing the Dawn post-war in English?
Carlos Bulosan
Stevan Javellana
Manuel Arguilla
Amado Hernandez
Which trend shows 21st-century literature's global reach?
Only print magazines
Digital publishing, self-publishing, international exposure
Solely academic journals
Colonial propaganda pamphlets
Which literary movement promoted nationalism during the Spanish colonization?
Romanticism
Realism
Propaganda Movement
Surrealism
Carlos Bulosan is best known for which work?
Without Seeing the Dawn
America is in the Heart
Ilustrado
Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan
What defines intertextuality in 21st-century literature?
Referring only to scientific terms
Writing long novels
Referencing or echoing another literary work
Repeating a character's name
What is a tanaga?
A modern essay
A four-line poem with 7 syllables each
A Spanish sonnet
A six-stanza ballad
What distinguishes graphic novels from traditional novels?
Use of regional dialect
Focus on war themes
Integration of visuals/art with narrative
Use of Latin language
