Module I

Question 1

The _____ or song existed in many forms and was used for varied purposes.

Answer 1

Awit

Question 2

The _______ was a riddle that used talinghaga or a metaphor that
actually helped convey the answer to the riddle.

Answer 2

Bugtong

Question 3

A metaphor.

Answer 3

Talinghaga

Question 4

Are practical observations and philosophy of everyday life
that are written usually in a rhyming scheme. It is obviously meant to
entertain while teaching basic skills in surviving local life. In Filipino, these
are called salawikain.

Answer 4

Proverbs

Question 5

Are like proverbs with one main difference: they demand an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to them.

Answer 5

Riddles

Question 6

are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our ancestors’ experiences in life. These range from courtship (which they sing in a harana or a serenade for a girl) to lullabies, harvests, funerals, and others.

Answer 6

Folksongs

Question 7

are stories of origin for certain places, their names, and
their creation. These are also known as myths and legends.

Answer 7

Tales

Question 8

are long- winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures. It usually tells of a male hero and who also has
superhuman capabilities.

Answer 8

Epics

Question 9

is a legendary religious narrative form that usually details the lives of saints or the history of a tradition.

Answer 9

Corrido

Question 10

is a chivalric poem about a hero usually about a saint. It
is also usually sung and used in religious processions.

Answer 10

Awit

Question 11

is a narrative poem about the life of Jesus Christ, beginning from his birth and up to his death. This is usually sung during Lenten season

Answer 11

Pasyon

Question 12

is the dramatization of the passion of Christ. It highlights the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, and it is also done during Lenten season.

Answer 12

Cenaculo

Question 13

is a blood –and –thunder melodrama depicting the conflict of Christians and Muslims. It is usually about battles to the death and the proofs of faith.

Answer 13

MORO –MORO or COMEDIA DE CAPA Y ESPADA

Question 14

is a play that uses shadows as its main spectacle. This is created by animating figures made from cardboard, which are
projected onto a white screen.

Answer 14

Carillo

Question 15

is the dramatic reenactment of St. Helena’s search for the Holy Cross. St. Helena is the mother of Constantine and is oftentimes credited to have influenced her son to be the great Christian leader he is
known today.

Answer 15

Tibag

Question 16

are native dramas that are connected to Catholic mourning rituals and harvest celebrations.

Answer 16

Duplo or Karagatan

Question 17

is probably one of the most famous forms of entertainment back in the Spanish era. Zarsuelas are musical comedies or melodramas that deal with the elemental passions of human beings.

Answer 17

Zarsuela