WEEK 1

Question 1

It is the longest period in Philippine literature.

Answer 1

Pre-Colonial period/
Pre-Spanish

Question 2

Before literatures were written, there were ___

Answer 2

Oral literature

Question 3

Enumerate the forms of literature during the Pre-Colonial period

Answer 3

Proverbs, Epics, Tales, Folksongs and Riddles

Question 4

Proverbs is also known as?

Answer 4

salawikain / kasabihan

Question 5

These are pratical observations and philosophy of everyday life that are written usually in a rhyming scheme. It is meant to entertain and teach children about surviving local life.

Answer 5

Proverbs

Question 6

It is sung to children, it puts them to sleep.

Answer 6

Lullabies

Question 7

A poem with 7 syllable per line, it is used for social entertainment and as a tool for teaching the young.

Answer 7

Ambahan

Question 8

These are stories handed down from the remote past by words of mouth from one generation to another.

Answer 8

Folk narratives

Question 9

Enumerate the folk narratives in Philippine literature.

Answer 9

Kwentong bayan, myths, legends, epics and fables

Question 10

It is regarded as sacred, it explains the origin and goal of the cosmos

Answer 10

Myths

Question 11

It is used to explain certain events of the phenomena in our ancestor’s lives that cannot be explained by science.

Answer 11

Legends

Question 12

Short tales that are all about animals

Answer 12

Fables

Question 13

Long winded poems about heroes and their adventures.

Answer 13

Epics

Question 14

Year 1566-1871, when the spanish decided to colonize the Philippines

Answer 14

Spanish Regime

Question 15

First published book in 1593, used to became the basis of religious practices.

Answer 15

Doctrina Christiana

Question 16

They are the ones who wrote poems in spanish and tagalog; well versed in both languages.

Answer 16

Ladinos

Question 17

A narrative poem about the life of Jesus Christ

Answer 17

Pasyon

Question 18

Written in octosyllabic verse and highlights the suffering and death of Christ

Answer 18

Cenakulo

Question 19

Colorful tale of chilvary made for singing and chanting. Set in dodecasyllabic quatrains

Answer 19

Awit

Question 20

Life of saints

Answer 20

Corrido

Question 21

melodrama depicting conflicts between Christians and Muslims

Answer 21

Moro-Moro

Question 22

play that uses shadows as its main spectacle

Answer 22

Carillo

Question 23

dramatic reenactment of St. Helena’s search for the Holy Cross

Answer 23

Tibag

Question 24

dramas about Catholic Mourning

Answer 24

Duplo

Question 25

one of the famous forms of entertainment back in the Spanish Era.

Answer 25

Zarzuela

Question 26

This movement was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class like Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar etc. During 1872-1898

Answer 26

Propaganda movement

Question 27

American defeated Spaniards in Spanish-American War which resulted in ___

Answer 27

Treaty of Paris

Question 28

They are known as the first english teachers

Answer 28

Thomasites

Question 29

It is a period after Americans defeated the spaniards;it is also a period before the japanese occupied the Philippines.

Answer 29

American period / American colonial rule

Question 30

The american period was divided into two period, these are ____

Answer 30

The period of apprenticeship and emergence.

Question 31

Year 1941-1945, During WWII the japanese decided to occupy the Philippines. It is known as ___

Answer 31

Japanese Period

Question 32

There are three types of poems that emerged during the japanese occupation. What are those?

Answer 32

Haiku, Tanaga and Karaniwang anyo

Question 33

A poem of free verse that the Japanese like. It was made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines (5,7,5)

Answer 33

Haiku

Question 34

It is like haiku but shorter and had measure and rhyme.

Answer 34

Tanaga

Question 35

Philippine literature in Tagalog was revived during this period.

Answer 35

Rebirth of Freedom

Question 36

During rebirth of freedom, most themes in writing dealt with ___

Answer 36

Japanese brutalities

Question 37

During this year, the youth seek reforms due to the ills of the society

Answer 37

Period of Activism

Question 38

What year does the period of activism occured?

Answer 38

1970-1972

Question 39

The youth became vocal with their sentiments. They demanded a change in the government.

Answer 39

Literary revolution

Question 40

The new society tried to stop pornography or those writings giving bad influences on the morals of people. Old plays like cenakulo, zarzuela revived by the government.

Answer 40

Period of the New Society

Question 41

Poems during the Third republic were ___ and ___

Answer 41

Romantic and Revolutionary

Question 42

Year 1981-1985 or also known as the period of __

Answer 42

The third republic.

Question 43

____ refers to the People power revolution that took place in the Philippines in 1986

Answer 43

EDSA 1

Question 44

In the post-EDSA 1 period, Philippine literature underwent significant changes, reflecting the ____ and ___ transformations that were taking place in the country.

Answer 44

Political and social

Question 45

Who was the ousted president during EDSA revolution?

Answer 45

President Ferdinand Marcos

Question 46

It is a period that starts from year 2001 to present. This period saw a steep increase in the acceptability of literature of all types.

Answer 46

21st Century