Philippine Literature

Question 1

Quickly recognized as one of the best short stories yet written by a Filipino and considered as the first successful Filipino modern short story in English.

Answer 1

Dead Stars (Paz Marquez Benitez)

Question 2

It was written by Zoilo M. Galang and it was the first collection of short stories in book form.

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Box of Ashes and Other Stories

Question 3

It was edited by Paz Marques Benitez and the first anthology of short stories.

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Filipino Love Stories

Question 4

A literary piece edited by Jose Villa Pangaiban.

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The Stealer of Hearts and and Other Stories

Question 5

A literary piece compiled by Jose Garcia Villa in 1928.

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Philippine Short Stories: The Best 25 Stories of 1928

Question 6

It is the first novel in English written by Zoilo M. Galang. It is a extremely sentimental romance about a lover consumed by gnawing of sadness and follows his beloved to the grave.

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A Child of Sorrow

Question 7

A literary piece written by Maximo Kalaw about an ailing revolutionary Juanito who promises to marry Josefa but marries a rich man’s daughter Leonor for his political ambitions.

Answer 7

The Filipino Rebel

Question 8

The first novel written by a Filipino after the World War II.

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Without Seeing the Dawn

Question 9

She was considered to be the most respected Filipino woman fictionist in prewar days.

Answer 9

Estrella, Alfon

Question 10

A prolific writer of short stries, poems and juveniles and famous for her poems “Sunflower” and “Cactus”.

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Tita Lacambra Ayala

Question 11

He is considered as one of the notable figures in Philippine education and founded the National Federation of Filipino Teachers. Famous for his essay, “What is an educated Filipino?”.

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Francisco Benitez

Question 12

She known for her famous short stories “Dead Stars”, “Stepping stones”, and “Half Life”.

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Paz Marquez Benitez

Question 13

He is famous for his autobiographical novel, “America is in the Heart” which mirrors the Filipino’s disillusionment of the great American dream.

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Carlos Bulosan

Question 14

Her short stories won two Palanca Awards and two Free Press Awards. She is known for his piece, “The Visitation of the Gods”

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Gilda Cordedo-Fernando

Question 15

He is a poet, novelist and teacher and famous for his story, “The Wedding Dance”.

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Amador Daguio

Question 16

He is famous for his Rosales Tetratology, a National Artist for Literature and conferred the Ramon Magsaysay Award in Journalism, Literature and Creative Writing.

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F. Sionil Jose

Question 17

He wrote articles under pseudonym Quijano de Manila and was famous for his novel, “The Woman Who HAd Two Navels”.

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Nick Joaquin

Question 18

He is a multi-awarded author, film critic and literary historian and scholar who published Revaluation in 1985.

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Bienvenido Lumbera

Question 19

She is a prolific writer who used the penname Patricia S. Torres and famous for her story, “The Virgin” which won the first prize in the Palanca and the Free Press.

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Kerima Polotan-Tuvera

Question 20

He is a short story writer and poet and his writings depicts loneliness and disillusionment of FIlipinos in a strange and alien land.

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Bienvenido Santos

Question 21

He emerge as a “new” poet in 1965 with the Bagay Movement that fused English and Tagalog languages in writing.

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Rolando Tinio

Question 22

He has won the international fame as a short story writer and poet. He is the first National Artist for Literature with Amado V. Hernadez.

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Jose Garcia VIlla

Question 23

A Filipino writer and labor leader who was known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines and known for his “Mga Ibong Mandaragit” and “Isang Dipang Langit”.

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Amado V. Hernandez