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WorksheetsMusic: Traditional and Contemporary Filipino Composers
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Who is regarded as the "Father of Kundiman" among Filipino composers?
Lucio San Pedro
Antonio Molina
Francisco Santiago
Nicanor Abelardo
Which statement best describes Nicanor Abelardo’s impact on Kundiman?
He ended the Kundiman tradition entirely
He turned Kundiman into an Art Song genre
He limited Kundiman to folk performances
He banned Kundiman from formal concerts
Which composition is strongly associated with Lucio San Pedro’s reputation as a romantic nationalist?
Hatinggabi
Pakiusap
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
Ryan Cayabyab is widely known by which nickname in the Philippine music scene?
Sir R
Mr. C
Coach K
Doc B
Which pair correctly matches the composer with a noted piece: composer — work?
Francisco Santiago — Pakiusap
Antonio Molina — Hatinggabi
Lucio San Pedro — Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
Ryan Cayabyab — Misa 2000
Which description fits Antonio Molina’s musical background and recognition?
Father of Kundiman, Chicago doctorate in 1924
Contemporary pop composer, National Artist in 2018
Romantic nationalist, judge at the 1980 Van Cliburn
First National Artist for Music, Romantic and Impressionist influences
Which of the following are famous works by Francisco Santiago? Select all that apply.
Pakiusap
Pahimakas
Kundiman
Madaling Araw
Which statement about Ryan Cayabyab’s career is accurate?
Retired from teaching in 1978
Became National Artist for Music in 1973
Focused solely on classical compositions
Produced one-man a cappella albums like One
Which influence or style is linked to Nicanor Abelardo’s studies?
Electronic and Avant-garde pioneers
Classical and Renaissance madrigals
Minimalist and Baroque composers
Serialist and Post-Romantic European composers
Which film-related role did Francisco Santiago notably hold?
Opera librettist
Musical director for films
Film actor and singer
Documentary narrator
Which works are among Ryan Cayabyab’s notable compositions? Select all that apply.
Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
Paraiso
Alikabok
Lorenzo
Which timeline detail matches Lucio San Pedro’s life and career?
Born in 1913, retired in 1978, National Artist in 1991
Born in 1954, won National Artist in 2018
Born in 1889, doctorate in 1924
Born in 1903, passed in 1980
Which statement correctly pairs composer with an honor or milestone?
Antonio Molina — National Artist for Music in 1973
Ryan Cayabyab — National Artist for Music in 2018
Francisco Santiago — first UP Conservatory director
Lucio San Pedro — judge at Van Cliburn in 1980
Which of the following best characterizes Lucio San Pedro’s style?
Avant-garde experimentalist
Romantic nationalist with folk elements
Strict neoclassical formalist
Serialist modernist only
Which set lists compositions by Nicanor Abelardo?
Kundiman ng Luha
Mutya ng Pasig
Bituing Marikit
Nasaan Ka Irog
Which characteristic of photography emphasizes capturing events as they happen in real time?
Composition and perspective
Symmetry and balance
Immediacy in true to life
Detail in every element
The word photography comes from Greek roots meaning what?
Light and drawing
Shadow and shape
Vision and memory
Color and form
Which statement best describes the director’s role in filmmaking?
Operates cameras and lenses
Envisions final effect and supervises teams
Designs costumes and props
Edits dialogue and background music
During early film acting before sound, performers mainly relied on which technique?
Subtle voice inflections
Improvised stage lighting
On‑set sound dubbing
Exaggerated facial expressions
Cinematography primarily captures the director’s vision through which elements?
Camera placement and movement
Lighting choices and angles
Special techniques and effects
Set design and costumes
What is the main purpose of film editing in production?
Selecting and sequencing shots
Organizing set construction
Hiring actors for scenes
Directing camera rehearsals
Production and set design translate the director’s mental image by focusing on which aspects?
Period and atmosphere
Costumes and props
Location and scenery
Dialogue and scriptwriting
Which photographer is noted for advertising and commercial work over four decades and showcasing Philippine beauty?
John K. Chua
Laurice Guillen
Manny Librado
George Tapan
Which travel photographer earned two PATA Gold awards and first place in the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest?
Maryo J. delos Reyes
Manny Librado
Brillante Mendoza
George Tapan
Which description matches Manny Librado’s photography career?
Awarded PATA Gold twice
Known for independent films
Commercial advertising leader
Focus on glamour and fashion
Which Filipino filmmaker is a multi‑award‑winning director who founded a film school in Antipolo?
Marilou Diaz‑Abaya
Brillante Mendoza
Laurice Guillen
Maryo J. delos Reyes
Which filmmaker gained recognition with works such as Salome, Tanging Yaman, and Sa ’Yo Lamang?
Marilou Diaz‑Abaya
Laurice Guillen
Maryo J. delos Reyes
Brillante Mendoza
Which genre dramatizes the life of a real, historically based person or people?
Documentary films about real events
Biographical films about real lives
Epic films about heroic legends
Fantasy films about magical worlds
A film made with real-life footage to present an issue is best described as which genre?
Documentary films using real footage
Horror films using jump scares
Biographical films using reenactments
Musical films using song sequences
Which genres are most likely to feature magic, supernatural events, or exotic fantasy worlds?
Epic films with classical spectacle
Fantasy films with magical elements
Science fiction films with technology
Animated films with motion imparted
A movie that seeks to elicit fear for entertainment purposes fits which genre?
Musical films with narrative songs
Horror films aiming to scare viewers
Epic films with heroic characters
Documentary films informing audiences
Which description best matches science fiction films?
Non‑fiction films using real footage
Movies with songs woven into narrative
Films featuring advanced tech and effects
Stories about real historical figures
Epic films are characterized by which traits?
Real-life footage presenting issues
Magic-driven fantasy creatures
Focus on a heroic character
Large scale and sweeping scope
Animated films can include which of the following?
Supernatural events and exotic worlds
The act or process of imparting motion
Live actors interacting with animations
Songs interwoven with the narrative
Which genre relies on songs by the characters interwoven into the story, sometimes with dancing?
Horror films seeking fear
Science fiction films with effects
Musical films with narrative songs
Biographical films about real lives
Which statement best describes hip-hop as a cultural movement?
Started in Bronx during 1970s by youth
Began in London during late 1980s rave
Originated in Tokyo during 1990s techno
Formed in Paris during 1960s ballet
Which elements are commonly associated with hip-hop culture?
Symphony and ballroom
Opera and sonnets
Breakdancing and graffiti
DJ-ing and rapping
Which street dance style is recognized as the first hip-hop dance?
Waacking or waving
B-boying or breaking
Krumping or stomping
Shuffling or rocking
Which group is most closely linked to the origins of b-boying?
Black and Puerto Rican youths
Australian rockers of 1980s
European techno clubbers
New York ballet academies
Match each B-boying movement to its description.
Downrock uses hands and feet on floor
Freezes are stylish hand balances
Toprock involves standing footwork
Power moves are full spins and rotations
Which description correctly distinguishes popping from locking?
Locking focuses only on slow flowing waves
Popping is created by Don Campbell
Popping uses muscle contractions to jerk
Locking is rapid continuous foot shuffles
Which details accurately describe locking?
Also called campbellocking
Popularized by crew The Lockers
Created by Don Campbell in 1969
Performed as nonstop fluid motion
Which statement best characterizes krumping?
High-energy urban dance expressing anger
Gentle ballroom style with partners
Strict geometric hand angles only
Slow meditative poses with silence
Which points describe tutting?
Fast synchronized arm waacks
Pioneered by King Tut Mark Benson
Practiced originally by young funkers
Geometric shapes and right angles
Which description fits shuffling as a dance style?
Tokyo origin with popping muscle hits
New York origin with power spins focus
Melbourne origin with fast heel-toe action
Paris origin with synchronized waacks
Which statement correctly defines waacking?
Sharp chest pops using muscles
Spins and freezes defying gravity
Continuous foot glides with toe taps
Stylized posing and fast arm movements
Which goal best describes Roll Back Malaria?
Introduce new vaccines for childhood diseases
Reduce deaths from malaria through prevention tools
Eliminate tobacco product advertising worldwide
Strengthen mental health services accessibility
Stop TB primarily aims to achieve which outcome?
Expand access to reproductive health services
Ban alcohol sales in high-risk regions
Provide free school meals to children
Prevent further tuberculosis transmission globally
Which program focuses on strengthening children's immunization and introducing new licensed vaccines in developing countries?
Global Initiative for Mental Health
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria
New vaccines under the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization include all EXCEPT which?
Antibiotics for tuberculosis control
Yellow fever vaccine for adults
Childhood meningitis vaccine
Hepatitis B vaccine for infants
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria is best described as:
A plan for economic development only
A treaty banning tobacco advertising
A funding project supporting disease prevention
A mental health counseling network
Which initiative targets reducing demand for tobacco using price and tax measures along with public awareness?
Roll Back Malaria
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Stop TB
Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol
Global health initiatives are programs set in motion mainly by which organization?
World Trade Organization
United Nations Development Program
World Health Organization
International Monetary Fund
Which diseases are priority areas in the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases?
Diabetes
Chronic respiratory diseases
Tuberculosis
Cardiovascular diseases
Shared risk factors targeted in non-communicable disease strategies include which set?
Tobacco use
Physical inactivity
Unhealthy eating
Malaria exposure
The Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol emphasizes the link between harmful alcohol use and:
Spread of communicable diseases
Socio-economic development of a nation
Access to mental health services
Childhood immunization coverage
Which statement best captures the focus of the Global Initiative for Mental Health?
Provide soil nutrients to poor farmers
Improve access to life-based, preventive mental health care
Develop new anti-malaria products quickly
Implement TB-DOTS short-course strategy
Key components of the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan include which combination?
Introduce influenza vaccines in schools
Prevent abuse of rights and unjust treatment
Improve and make services accessible
Fight negative trends in mental health
Which policy tool is central to reducing tobacco demand under WHO FCTC?
Direct subsidies for tobacco farms
Free school meals for all children
Mandatory malaria bed net distribution
Price and tax measures on tobacco products
UNDP Quick Wins are best defined as:
Long-term treaties negotiated by WHO
Immediate community actions for rapid results
Clinical trials for new vaccines
International trade agreements on medicines
Which is an example of an UNDP Quick Win focused on education?
Campaigns to reduce violence
Free school meals for students
Planting endemic trees in watersheds
Distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets
Which Quick Win directly targets pregnant women’s nutrition?
Access to reproductive health services
Basic skills training
Free education without school fees
Nutrition program for pregnant women
Which attachment action supports malaria-endemic families?
Provide solar-powered internet access
Plant endemic trees for windbreaks
Distribute effective insecticide-treated bed nets
Offer technical-vocational training
Which pair accurately matches program and primary focus?
Stop TB — TB-DOTS short-course strategy
Roll Back Malaria — rapid outbreak response
GAVI — childhood immunization strengthening
WHO FCTC — deworming schoolchildren
Which action aligns with improving health and education under UNDP Quick Wins attachments?
Establish international trade tariffs
Create tuberculosis vaccine trials
Ban alcohol advertising globally
Annual deworming for schoolchildren
