Midterm

Question 1

One of the obscure moments in the historical development of philippine literature in english

Answer 1

The japanese occupation

Question 2

When did japan colonized the philippines

Answer 2

Year 1941 to 1945

Question 3

What is the reason behind the japanese declaring war in the pacific?

Answer 3

Longing for new territories to accommodate the rising population and manufacturing goods

Question 4

What event happened after the fall of corregidor

Answer 4

Bataan death march

Question 5

The former president of the philippines who declared filipino as a national language of the philippines

Answer 5

President Manuel L. Quezon

Question 6

Newspapers during the japanese occupation era story which still write in english

Answer 6

Tribune and Philippine Review

Question 7

This newspaper was placed under strict surveillance

Answer 7

Liwayway

Question 8

A japanese who manage liwayway

Answer 8

Ishiwara

Question 9

Genres of literature during the japanese occupation era

Answer 9

Plays, poems, and short stories

Question 10

Common themes of most poems during the japanese occupation

Answer 10

Nationalism, country, love, life in the barrios, faith, religion and the arts

Question 11

Three types of poetry during the japanese occupation era

Answer 11

Haiku, Tanka, usual form

Question 12

A free verse poem which is made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines the first line had five syllables the second seven syllables and the third five syllables this is allegorical in meaning is short and covers a wide scope in meaning

Answer 12

Haiku

Question 13

*This poem is very similar to haiku. *This poem have more syllables *uses simile metaphor and personification
*it is written about nature seasons love sadness and other emotions
*this poetry dates back to almost 1,200 years ago
*it has 31 syllables which are divided into five lines (5 7 5 7 7)

Answer 13

Tanka

Question 14

The common form of poetry

Answer 14

Usual Form

Question 15

During this era, the PLE experienced a dark period

Answer 15

Japanese era

Question 16

Writings that came out during the Japanese Occupation Era

Answer 16

Journalistic

Question 17

Most notable writers during the japanese occupation era

Answer 17

Carlos Romulo
Nick Joaquin
Carlos Bulosan
Jose Laurel
Manuel Arguilla

Question 18

He won the Pulitzer Prize for his bestsellers “I saw the fall of the Philippines”, “I see the Philippines Rise”, and “Mother America and my Brother Americans”

Answer 18

Carlos P. Romulo

Question 19

He produced “The woman who look like Lazarus”

Answer 19

Nick Joaquin

Question 20

He is a novelist who wrote “Yhe laughter of my father”, “The voice of bataan” and “Six filipino poets”

Answer 20

Carlos Bulosan

Question 21

The president during the japanese occupation who published “Forces that make a nation great”

Answer 21

Jose P. Laurel

Question 22

He wrote “How my brother Leon brought home a wife” and “Rendezvous at Banzai Bridge”

Answer 22

Manuel Arguilla

Question 23

Characters in “Rendezvous at Banzai Bridge”

Answer 23

Sakuda-san
Nanding
Narrator (1st person POV)
Lourdes
Man on the bridge

Question 24

It is also known as “Jones Bridge’

Answer 24

Banzai Bridge

Question 25

This period in the philippines is a period of a people and restrictions where the filipino writers reacted to this imposing regime through their compositions that are strongly imbued with the urge for insurgence and call for change

Answer 25

Martial law era

Question 26

It is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis. It is a requirement put on civilian government when they fail to function correctly

Answer 26

Martial law

Question 27

This proclamation number was signed by former president ferdinand marcos on september 21 1972 which placed the philippines under martial law

Answer 27

Proclamation number 1081

Question 28

It is one of the many forms of fighting for social justice

Answer 28

writing

Question 29

The term used to describe the people who were abducted for being persecuted as enemy of the state and were missing since

Answer 29

Desaparecidos

Question 30

According to him the writer's were once the most champions of freedom where either silent or quickly silenced during the martial law era

Answer 30

F. Sionil Jose (1987)

Question 31

This prohibits the writings made against Ferdinand Marcos during martial law

Answer 31

Censorship

Question 32

A former marcos propagandist who disappeared months after the publication of his book the "Conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos"

Answer 32

Primitivo Mijares

Question 33

This biography book tells about the extravagance of the sed former first lady imelda marcos

Answer 33

"The Untold Story of Imelda Marcos" by Carmen Navarro

Question 34

He wrote "Manila by night" which featured the harsh night life of ordinary citizens in manila that the marcoses were concealing from the national and international media

Answer 34

Ishmael Bernal

Question 35

An alternative title given to "Manila by night"

Answer 35

"City after dark"

Question 36

The popular anime which contains a provocative idea of revolution which was also stopped from airing during the martial law period

Answer 36

Voltes V

Question 37

A famous protest song that was also banned in radios

Answer 37

Bayan Ko

Question 38

Forms of literature during the martial law

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Protest literature Proletarian literature Prison literature Circumvention literature

Question 39

This literature refers to written works that aim to challenge social injustices, political oppression, and inequality giving voice to marginalized groups

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Protest literature

Question 40

This literature refers to a literary movement characterized by its focus on the experiences and struggles of the working class. It aims to raise social awareness and inspire political change highlighting issues such as labor rights, class struggle and social injustice

Answer 40

Proletarian literature

Question 41

This is epitomized as a thriving literary genre it is a literature which is spent while the author is unwilling click kept in a location such as a penitentiary or a jail

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Prison literature

Question 42

The literary works that expresses social and political transgestion through metaphors allegory symbolisms and these are literary works that conceal the message of protest

Answer 42

Circumvention literature

Question 43

It is written by jose maria flores lacaba it is a classical example of subtle protest poetry meant to speak up against the injustices of

Answer 43

Prometheus unbound

Question 44

Jose maria lacaba is also known as

Answer 44

Pete lacaba

Question 45

This magazine published "First quarter storm" during the marcos regime and "Prometheus Unbound"

Answer 45

Focus magazine in 1973

Question 46

The pseudonym used when it is published by focus magazine in 1973 by jose maria flores lacaba

Answer 46

Ruben Cuevas

Question 47

A compilation of on the spot reports on the first quarter storm first published in the philippine free press and the asia philippine leaders

Answer 47

Days of disquiet, Nights of rage

Question 48

A novel written by Jose Dalisay Jr which tells the story of every man, woman and child who live during the time of martial law under marcos orders

Answer 48

Killing time in a warm place

Question 49

It is written by Benjamin Pimentel jr about the ateneo student council leader who devoted himself to the student activist movement

Answer 49

The Journey of Edgar Jopson and the first quarter storm generation

Question 50

One of the most fascinating and tragic personalities connected with martial law an ateneo student council leader who died at the hands of the military

Answer 50

Edgar "Edjop" Jopson