Part 3 General Education Flashcards
Which play by William Shakespeare features to ill-starred lovers who come from warring families?
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Anthony and Cleopatra
A. Rome and Juliet
The Rubaiyat has the theme:
A. Grasping pleasure while you can
B. Creating your own world and beautify it
A. Grasping pleasure while you can
Who was the foremost French short story writer?
A. Anatole France
B. De Maupassant
B. De Maupassant
What are the greatest lyric poems in the literature of the world?
A. The Psalms of Praises
B. The Psalms of King David
B. The Psalms of King David
The pen name of Samuel Clemens is _________.
A. Mark Twain B. George Elliot
A. Mark Twain
Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s
concept of American culture?
A. Bienvenido Santos
B. Ambeth Ocampo
A. Bienvenido Santos
This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic-Filipino culture and
traditions in his fiction works.
A. Nick Joaquin B. Jose Garcia Villa
A. Nick Joaquin
What is a dramatic presentation that originated from the traditional armed encounter between the Christians and Muslim Filipinos?
A. Moro-moro
B. Comedia de Lara y Espana
A. Moro-moro
One famous Japanese poem is known as haiku. It consists of
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
B. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
If a story is made out of an exchange of letters, it will be called ______ literature.
A. Epistolary B. Episodic
A. Epistolary
Among the kinds of listening, which is the type that most students do in the classroom?
A. For information and ideas
B. For enjoyment
A. For information and ideas
In the speech progress, which is concerned with amplifying and enriching the voice, using human amplifiers such as the nose, windpipe and chest?
A. Resonation B. Phonation
A. Resonation
Of the seven continents comprising a continuous land mass
surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is ___________.
A. Africa B. Asia
B. Asia
Baghdad is to Iraq and ____________ is to Syria.
A. Jordan B. Damascus
B. Damascus
Hers is … “the face that launched a thousand ship”
A. Helen of Troy
B. Princess of the Nile
A. Helen of Troy
Where did the ancient civilization of China exist?
A. Nile River B. Yellow River
B. Yellow River
Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and good human relation, are attributed to this Chinese writer:
A. Confucius B. Lao-Tzu
A. Confucius
Indian sacred hymns are enshrined in this compendium
A. Rig Veda B. Mahabharata
A. Rig Veda
This person is the world’s first mythical geographer, and he was recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and people encountered by his hero Ulysses.
A. Virgil B. Homer
B. Homer
Egyptian literature is identified as ___________ literature.
A. Mediterranean B. African
A. Mediterranean
The Philippines lies in the ________, an area where volcanoes are active.
A. Wheel of fire B. Ring of fire
B. Ring of fire
Before migrants crossed the seas from the southern Philippines, there were already aboriginal settlers in the islands. Who were these?
A. Negritos B. Malayans
A. Negritos
What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?
A. Abakada B. Alibata
B. Alibata
What is one of the man-made wonder of the Philippines?
A. Rice terraces B. Manila Bay
A. Rice terraces
Who first introduced the Islamic religion to the Philippines?
A. Mukdum B. Rajah Baguinda
A. Mukdum
The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law through which of the following laws?
A. Proclamation 1081
B. Kautusang Tagapagpaganap blg. 25 S. 1974
A. Proclamation 1081
In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labour union in the country. What was its name?
A. Union Obrero Democratica
B. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
A. Union Obrero Democratica
This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896?
A. Philippine Independent Church
B. United Church of the Philippines
A. Philippine Independent Church
What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of Intramuros during the Battle of Manila?
A. San Agustin Church
B. Manila Cathedral
A. San Agustin Church
This person served as the brains behind the “arena theater”.
A. Montano B. Avellana
A. Montano
