21st Century

Question 1

1. Written literature is defined as:
   - use of pen by literary intellect
2. Linguistically identified, these are ethnic groups that share centuries
   of residence in Cagayan River at Northern Luzon:
   -Gaddang
3. _____ is a traditional type of Filipino poem, that is used traditionally in
   the Tagalog language.
   -Tanaga
4. What was the epic recently featured for the Ballet Philippines and the
   cultural center of the Philippines as four National Artists come
   together in one of the most spectacular shows in the Philippine
   theater?
   - Rama Hari
5. Who was the author of “Don’t Take a Bath on a Friday: Philippine
   Superstitions and Folk Beliefs” and “Ngalang Pinoy: A Primer on Filipino
   Wordplay” who was also received the 1993 National Book Award for
   Children’s Literature and National Book Award citation for Excellence
   in 1992?
   - “Neni” Sta. Romana Cruz

Comprehension Question:
1. Who was the writer of the poem Apo on the Wall?
- BJ patino

2. What was the father’s work?
   - a soldier
3. What does lengua mean in Spanish?
   -beef
4. Lengua Estofada is a Filipino dish made out of:
   - beef tongue
5. In 1972, the entire Philippines was put under Martial Law, who was
   the president at that time?
   -Ferdinand Marcos

Question 2

1. Visayas is home of many cultural heritages and anticipated religious
   ________.
   festivals
2. Which is not one of Visayas’ common literary themes?
   - fads and fashion
3. Which is not true about contemporary Cebuano poetry?
   -repetitive and free verse
4. What tone is common in the poem Litratong Kuspaw and the song
   Azucena?
   -serious and conversational
5. What does it mean by a queer writing of Cebuano fiction?
   -It is peculiar
6. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “Visayas is the cradle of
   Filipino life experience”?
   -The foundation of civilization

Question 3

1. Which critical approach is best used when you want to examine cultural,
   economic, and political context?
   A. Gender Criticism
   B. Psychological Criticism
   C. Society Criticism
   D. Sociological Criticism
2. Which of the following is the basic and direct question for psychological
   criticism?
   A. What happened?
   B. Where have you been?
   C. What did you do?
   D. Why did you do that?
3. In gender criticism, power can be explored through
   A. Author
   B. Content
   C. POV
   D. Social relationships
4. What do you call when a memory is too painful, the person pushes the
   information out of his consciousness and becomes unaware of its existence?
   A. denial
   B. displacement
   C. projection
   D. repression
5. Agua de Viuda is a poem about
   A. a woman who cries for her husband.
   B. a woman who wants to cheat.
   C. a woman whose spouse has died.
   D. a woman whose spouse has died and hopes for another chance of love.
6. What literary criticism will likely be used in the literary text below:
   “She had taken care of their three children while he spent most of his time
   making sure the cocks were fed well”
   A. Gender criticism
   B. Psychological criticism
   C. Theoretical criticism
   D. Physical criticism
7. Which of the following is not considered in gender criticism?
   A. Oppression
   B. Reasons
   C. Stereotypes
   D. Social expectations
8. Using sociological criticism, which among the line depicts the economic
   status of the family in the story “All these fighting cocks”?
   A. Cocks were fed well, their food way more expensive than the kids.
   B. The anthurium in her garden, tearing their red leaves into pieces.
   C. She decided to cook them into delicacies her children had never tried:
   tinolang manok, adobong manok, pritong manok, ginataang manok.
   D. He was tired of going to all those stupid cockfights.
9. Using psychological criticism, why would the wife tie her husband?
   A. She was tired because they do not have enough food.
   B. The husband does not have a decent job.
   C. The husband is addicted to cock fighting.
   D. The fighting cocks had started pecking at the anthurium in her garden.
10. Which of the following critical approach focuses not just on women but on
    the construction of gender, and sexuality?
    A. Gender Criticism
    B. Psychological Criticism
    C. Feminism
    D. Sociological Criticism
11. Power, perspective and gender relations are components of ______
    A. Gender Criticism
    B. Psychological Criticism
    C. Marxism
    D. Sociological Criticism
12. Psychological Criticism has an assumption that literature comes from
    A. the authors reading ability.
    B. the unconscious of the author.
    C. the authors knowledge on society’s issue.
    D. the authors favorite experience.
13. Which of the following is less/not used in gender criticism?
    A. How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
    B. What does the work imply about the possibilities of sisterhood?
    C. What does the work say about men’s strength?
    D. What made him do it?
14. Which of the following is not a checklist for psychological critical questions?
    A. What connections can you make between your knowledge of an author’s
    life?
    B. To what extent can you employ the concept of Freud?
    C. How does a particular literary work reveal psychological motivation?
    D. What does the work say about women’s creativity at home?
15. Which of the following terms does not belong to sociological criticism?
    A. culture
    B. economic
    C. feelings
    D. political

Answer 3

D 1.
D 2.
D 3.
D 4.
D 5.
A 6.
B 7.
C 8.
D 9.
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. C

Question 4

1. C
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. C

Answer 4

1. It is a literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing and
   drawings and handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font Spanish
   period.
   A. Digi-Fiction C. Doodle Fiction
   B. Science Fiction D. Creative Non-Fiction
2. It is a digital literature that uses links and includes parts that move or mutate.
   A. Blog C. Flash Fiction
   B. Hyper Poetry D. Digi-Fiction
3. It is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as
   futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light
   travel, a parallel universe, and extra-terrestrial life.
   A. Digi-Fiction C. Doodle Fiction
   B. Science Fiction D. Creative Non-Fiction
4. It is a comic book or book series published in Japan.
   A. Manga C. Doodle Fiction
   B. Illustrated Novel D. Digi-Fiction
5. They are stories characterized by their brevity. It could range from a word to a
   thousand.
   A. Creative nonfiction C. Hyper Poetry
   B. Blog D. Flash Fiction
6. It is a narrative work in which a story is told using a comic form.
   A. Manga C. Digi-Fiction
   B. Graphic Novel D. Illustrated Novel
7. The 39 Clues book series by Scholastic, where stories are told using the
   combination of book, video, and website, is an example of this literary genre.
   A. Digi-Fiction C. Doodle Fiction
   B. Science Fiction D. Creative Non-Fiction
8. It is a story that develops through a screenshot of SMS conversation like Vince
   and Kath by Jenny Ruth Almocera is an example of this literary genre.
   A. Chick Lit C. Digi-Fiction
   B. Hyper Poetry D. Text-Talk Novel
9. It is a story that uses literary techniques to create accurate narratives like travel
   and nature stories in Robert Macfarlane’s The Wild Places is an example of this
   literary genre.
   A. Digi-Fiction C. Doodle Fiction
   B. Science Fiction D. Creative Non-Fiction
10. It is a site of collected posts or articles written by one or more people and
    updated regularly.
    A. Blog C. Flash Fiction
    B. Hyper Poetry D. Digi-Fiction
    11.They are tales are written and presented using dialogues in social media
    applications.
    A. Chick Lit C. Digi-Fiction
    B. Hyper Poetry D. Text-Talk Novel
    12.It is a genre where drawings, illustrations, and handwritten graphics
    incorporated.
    A. Digi-Fiction C. Doodle Fiction
    B. Illustrated Novel D. Creative Non-Fiction
    13.Before it was adapted into an anime, Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter is a
    comic book series from Japan that falls under this literary genre.
    A. Manga C. Digi-Fiction
    B. Graphic Novel D. Illustrated Novel
11. Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a Shopaholic, which revolves around a
    woman’s shopping addiction and her journey to overcoming it, is an example of
    this literary genre.
    A. Chick Lit C. Digi-Fiction
    B. Hyper Poetry D. Text-Talk Novel
    15.Christopher Ford’s Stickman Odyssey, which tells the story through text and
    handwritten graphics, is an example of this literary genre.
    A. Digi-Fiction C. Doodle Fiction
    B. Illustrated Novel D. Creative Non-Fiction

Question 5

_____1. Which context requires the reader to relate the text with the author’s
life and experiences?
a. biographical
b. geographical
c. linguistic
d. sociocultural
_____2. Which of the following may help you in reading a literary work by
examining its biographical context?
a. issues of gender
b. social power
c. striking words
d. year of publication
_____3. How do we examine the biographical context of a text?
a. Consult literary approaches that focus on language.
b. Examine the role of the readers in shaping literature.
c. Research on the author’s belief system.
d. Study the history that influenced the text.
_____4. Which context examines the connection between a literary text and
society, history, and ideologies?
a. biographical
b. geographical
c. linguistic
d. sociocultural
_____5. Which of the following questions may be asked when examining a
literary text through sociocultural context?
a. In what year was the text written?
b. Is there oppression or class struggle?
c. Were there several drafts of the text?
d. What literary technique is the most prominent?
_____6. Which context focuses on the language used in the literary work and
how it is used to convey meaning?
a. biographical
b. geographical
c. linguistic
d. sociocultural
_____7. Which of the following statements is NOT true about analyzing a text
through literary context?
a. Analyze the diction or choice of words in the text.
b. Analyze the mood and tone of the text.
c. Observe the political factors affecting the text.
d. Observe the use of figurative language.
_____8. Which is NOT true about linguistic context?
a. Characteristics of the language help in analyzing the text.
b. Examine the use of words in the text.
c. Language helps in delivering and understanding the text.
d. Literature strictly follows grammatical rules.
_____9. Elvan would like to understand why Padre Damaso’s character in Noli
Me Tangere is so cruel. Which of the following can he do to examine
the biographical context of the text?
a. Analyze the mood and tone of the text.
b. Decide whether the character relates to the author’s life.
c. Observe the political factors affecting the text.
d. Research on the year the text is written and published.
_____10. Vanezza is a firm believer of women’s rights and feminism. Her
literature professor asked the class to write a sociocultural critique on
Romeo and Juliet. Which of the following should Vanezza do?
a. Examine the role of women in the text.
b. Identify the social class being portrayed in the text.
c. Look into the changes in the attitude after colonial period.
d. Study the history that influences the writing.

Answer 5

A 1)
D 2)
D 3)
B 4)
C 5)
D 6)
C 7)
D 8)
B 9)
A 10.

Question 6

1. folk tale
2. creative non- fiction
3. drama,
4. manga
5. mobile phone text tula
6. non fiction
7. graphic novel
8. fiction
9. digi fiction
10. hyperpoetry
11. poetry
12. text talk novel
13. speculative essay
14. blog
15. chick lit

Answer 6

1. Traditional
2. Contemporary
3. Traditional
4. Contemporary
5. Contemporary
6. Traditional
7. Contemporary
8. Traditional
9. Contemporary
10. Contemporary
11. Traditional
12. Contemporary
13. Contemporary
14. Contemporary
15. Contemporary