21ST CENTURY

Question 1

It is the word that is derived from the Latin term litera, which means letter. It has been defined differently by various writers.

Answer 1

Literature

Question 2

Literature is important because?

Answer 2

It introduces you to fascinating people.
➤ It makes you nicer.
➤ It brings you from places to places.
➤ It makes you appreciate your own culture.
➤ It’s a cure to loneliness.
➤ It prepares you for failure.

Question 3

Literature is mostly based on…… passed down from generation to generation.

Answer 3

Oral Traditions

Question 4

it was approved as the National Writing System of the Philippines through House Bill No. 1022

Answer 4

Baybayin

Question 5

food hunting
work at home caring for the children creatures or objects of nature
served as the common subject in oral
literature

Answer 5

Experienced

Question 6

Types of pre colonial literature

Answer 6

Tales, Epics, Riddles, Folk songs, and Proverbs

Question 7

it is the creative stories that generally talk about how one thing came to be. These stories speak of the origin of a particular thing.

Answer 7

Tales

Question 8

Example of Tales

Answer 8

Legends(Alamat) and Myth(Mito)

Question 9

These are a form of prose which deal with the origin of a thing, location or name.

Answer 9

Tales(legends or alamat)

Question 10

it is the characters have supernatural powers where the main purpose is to provide explanation about the existence of something or someone

Answer 10

Tales(myth or mito)

Question 11

example of myth

Answer 11

“How the World was Created” (Tungkung Langit and Alunsina)

Question 12

it is the long-narrative poems about the heroic deeds, adventures, and even misfortunes of a hero.

Answer 12

epics

Question 13

example of ilocano epics

Answer 13

Biag Ni Lam-ang” (Life of Lam-ang)

Question 14

it considered as the oldest forms of Philippine literature that mirror the culture which expresses hopes, aspirations, lifestyles, and emotions of early Filipinos.

Answer 14

Folk Song

Question 15

Example of Folk Songs

Answer 15

kundiman
kumintang
harana
harvest songs
oyayi or hele
war song
(leron leron sinta and bahay kubo)

Question 16

it is a simple and traditional sayings that give us nuggets of wisdom. It delivers significant truths about life in a form of little entertainment.

Answer 16

Proverbs(salawikan/hrubaton)

Question 17

PROVERBS (SALAWIKAIN/HRUBATON)
EXAMPLES

Answer 17

Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.
(Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.)

Question 18

it is a playful statements or questions
having an obscure meaning intended to be answered or solved. The statement may sound like humorous but it has a deeper meaning.

Answer 18

RIDDLES (BUGTONG/PAKTAKON)

Question 19

RIDDLES (BUGTONG/PAKTAKON)
EXAMPLES

Answer 19

Kung gabi ay malapad Kung araw ay matangkad.
(Guess flat at night, tube during the day)

Question 20

a Spanish-Tagalog newspaper, published bulk of Filipino writings

Answer 20

Diaryong Tagalog (1882)

Question 21

when is the La Solidaridad, an underground newspaper, became the mouthpiece of the Reform Movement.

Answer 21

In 1889

Question 22

types of Spanish colonial literature

Answer 22

Books and Recreational plays

Question 23

what book is written by Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Domingo Nieva and was first printed in 1593.

Answer 23

Doctrina Christiana (The Christian Doctrine)

Question 24

were mostly poetic in nature and intended to be performed during the Spanish era.

Answer 24

RECREATIONAL PLAYS

Question 25

a play depicting the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ

Answer 25

CENACULO

Question 26

a play using shadows to project the animated figures made from cardboards

Answer 26

CARILLO

Question 27

a form of musical comedy that is usually comic and presents sarcastic look at society.

Answer 27

ZARZUELA

Question 28

a blood-and-thunder melodrama depicting the conflict of Christians and Muslims

Answer 28

MORO-MORO (Comedia de Capa y Espada)

Question 29

a drama that is connected to mourning rituals of the Catholics and harvest celebrations.

Answer 29

DUPLO or KARAGATAN

Question 30

“Master of Traditional Tagalog Poetry”

Answer 30

Francisco Baltazar (1788-1862)

Question 31

writter of Florante at Laura (1838-1861)
regarded as the most famous metrical romance of the country.

Answer 31

Francisco Baltazar (1788-1862)

Question 32

the first Filipino who wrote poetry collection in Spanish entitled Sampaguitas y poesias varias (1880).

Answer 32

Pedro Paterno (1857-1911)

Question 33

Ninay (1885) - was considered to be the first Filipino novel in Spanish.

Answer 33

Pedro Paterno (1857-1911)

Question 34

• a prominent ilustrado and the country’s national hero.

Answer 34

Jose Rizal (1861–1896)

Question 35

Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo portray the corruption and abuse of the Spanish officials and the clerg.

Answer 35

Jose Rizal (1861-1896)

Question 36

Founder of the Katipunan

Answer 36

Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897)

Question 37

“Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa” (poem) which appeared in the official newspaper of the Katipunan called Kalayaan in March 1896.

Answer 37

Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897)

Question 38

“Mother of Philippine Women’s Literature”

Answer 38

Leona Florentino (1849-1884)

Question 39

a poet in both Ilocano and Spanish.

Answer 39

Leona Florentino (1849-1884)