prelims

Question 1

any printed matter written within a book, a magazine, or a pamphlet.

Answer 1

LITERATURE

Question 2

examples of literature

Answer 2

NOVELS, SHORT STORIES, NEWSPAPER, ESSAY, RESEARCH

Question 3

written by Homer. these have been the source of myths and legends of Greece. contains Gods and Goddesses.

Answer 3

ILLIAD AND THE ODYSSEY

Question 4

The sacred writing of the Catholic church and has become the basis of Christianity originating from Palestine and Greece.

Answer 4

BIBLE

Question 5

The longest epic in the world. It contains the culture, tradition and history of Religion in India.

Answer 5

MAHAB-HARATA

Question 6

The central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature.

Answer 6

KORAN

Question 7

A Koran is organized in how many chapters?

Answer 7

114

Question 8

It depicts the religion and customs of the English people in the early days.

Answer 8

CANTERBURY TALES

Question 9

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Answer 9

GEOFFREY CHAUCER

Question 10

This depicted the sad fate of slaves; this becomes the basis of democracy later on.

Answer 10

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

Question 11

He wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Answer 11

HARRIET BEECHER

Question 12

From Arabia and Persia (Iran). It shows the ways of government, of industries and of the society of the Arabs and Persians.

Answer 12

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

Question 13

This includes the cult of Osiris and the mythology and theology of Egypt.

Answer 13

THE BOOK OF THE DEAD

Question 14

Who wrote The Book of the Dead?

Answer 14

KARL RICHARD LEPSIUS

Question 15

The Analects is the book that collects the daily teachings of Confucius recorded by his students.

Answer 15

THE BOOK OF THE DAYS

Question 16

This includes Doce Pares and Roncesvalles of France. It tells about the Golden age of Christianity of France.

Answer 16

THE SONG OF ROLAND

Question 17

He wrote The Song of Roland.

Answer 17

TUROLD

Question 18

This shows the cultural characteristics of the Spaniards and their national history.

Answer 18

EL CID COMPEADOR

Question 19

Who wrote El Cid Compeador?

Answer 19

ANTONIO DE TRUEBA

Question 20

This shows the religion and customs of the early Italians.

Answer 20

THE DIVINE COMEDY

Question 21

The Divine Comedy is divided into three major parts, namely

Answer 21

INFERNO, PURGATORIO, PARADISO

Question 22

The Divine Comedy begun writing in ______ and was completed by ______.

Answer 22

1308, 1320

Question 23

He wrote The Divine Comedy.

Answer 23

DANTE ALIGHIERI

Question 24

This is a long narrative divided into chapters. The events are usually taken/inspired from true to life stories and the spans of long period of time.

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NOVEL

Question 25

This is a narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one single impression. Usually ends in an open-ended conclusion.

Answer 25

SHORT STORIES

Question 26

This is presented on a stage, is divided into acts and each act has many scenes.

Answer 26

PLAYS

Question 27

These are merely products of the writer’s imagination, and the main aim is to bring out lessons to the reader. It can be stories about animals or children.

Answer 27

ANECDOTES

Question 28

These are also fictitious and they deal with animals and inanimate things who speak and act like people.

Answer 28

FABLES

Question 29

These are fictitious narratives, usually about the origin of a certain thing or being.

Answer 29

LEGENDS

Question 30

A formal treatment of a subject and is intended to be spoken in public. It appeals to the intellect, to the will or to the emotions of the audience.

Answer 30

ORATION

Question 31

This deals with the story life of a person written by someone else.

Answer 31

BIOGRAPHY

Question 32

This expresses the viewpoint or opinion of the writer about a particular problem or event. The best example of this is the editorial page of a newspaper.

Answer 32

ESSAY

Question 33

This refers to that kind of poetry meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre.

Answer 33

LYRIC POETRY

Question 34

This form describes important events in life either in real or imaginary.

Answer 34

NARRATIVE POETRY

Question 35

This is considered as the shortest and simplest. It has also a simple structure and tells of a single accident.

Answer 35

BALLADS

Question 35

This is an extended narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control. It may deal with heroes and Gods.

Answer 35

EPIC

Question 36

This is a narrative which is written in verse and can be classified either as a ballad or a metrical romance.

Answer 36

METRICAL TALE

Question 37

These are short poems intended to be sung. The common theme is love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope and sorrow.

Answer 37

FOLKSONG

Question 38

This is a lyric poem of 14 lines with an emotion, a feeling or an idea. These are two types: the Italian and the Shakespearean.

Answer 38

SONNET

Question 39

These have measures of eight syllables and recited to a martial beat.

Answer 39

CORRIDOS

Question 39

This is lyric poem which expresses feelings of grief and melancholy, and whose theme is death. A lament for the dead.

Answer 39

ELEGY

Question 40

This is a poem of a noble feeling, expressed with dignity, with no definite number of syllables or definite number of lines in a stanza.

Answer 40

ODE

Question 41

These have measures of twelve syllables and slowly sung to the accompaniment of a guitar or banduria.

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AWIT

Question 42

This is a song praising God of the virgin Mary and containing a philosophy of life.

Answer 42

PSALMS

Question 43

This form usually is light and written with the purpose of amusing, and usually has a happy ending.

Answer 43

COMEDY

Question 44

Greek term which means festivity of revelry.

Answer 44

KROMOS

Question 45

This is usually used in musical plays with the opera.

Answer 45

MELODRAMA

Question 46

This is an exaggerated comedy.

Answer 46

FARCE

Question 47

This form is either purely comic or tragic and it pictures the life today.

Answer 47

SOCIAL POEMS

Question 48

The repetition of every last word in every phrase, and sentences.

Answer 48

EPIPHORA

Question 49

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Answer 49

EUPHEMISM

Question 50

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Answer 50

ALLUSION