Philippine Literature during the American Colonial Period

Question 1

Literature reflects the practices, cultures, and
reactions of its people to the events around them.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

What came to effect on April 11, 1899?

Answer 2

TREATY OF PARIS/PARIS TREATY

Question 3

Who signed the agreement? (TREATY OF PARIS) He is the US Secretary of State, after the Spanish-American War.

Answer 3

JOHN HAY

Question 4

In paris treaty, they
surrendered the remaining colonies of the Spanish
empire. Which colonies are these?

To which country did they surrender these colonies?

Answer 4

Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines

SURRENDERED THEM TO THE U.S!

Question 5

How much did America pay for the Philippines?

Answer 5

20 MILLION DOLLARS

Question 6

Who headed education in the Philippines?

Answer 6

AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Question 7

This is what the 600 teachers of the Filipinos during this period were called after the American soldiers. WHY?

Answer 7

THOMASITES. Because the teachers stayed in a ship: USS THOMAS

Question 8

What year did the thomasites replaced the soldiers?

Answer 8

1901

Question 9

Public education was made free and this created a new educated middle class in the country.

Answer 9

TRUE.

Question 10

The medium of instruction used was SPANISH.

Answer 10

FALSE. IT’S ENGLISH

Question 11

Filipinos learned American models of thought, culture, and ways of life.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

Since the Filipinos were colonized for more than 300 years prior to the American colonial period, the SPANISH language was widely used during American rule. Thus,

Question 12

Since the Filipinos were colonized for more than 300 years prior to the American colonial period, the SPANISH language was widely used during American rule.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

What are the examples of newspapers written in Spanish during the American colonization? (5)

Answer 13

El Tiempo
El Pueblo de Iloilo
La Vanguardia
La Democracia
El Renacimiento

Question 14

What are the examples of newspapers written in ENGLISH during the American colonization? (9)

Answer 14

Manila Times
the Manila Daily Bulletin
Cable News
the Independent
Philippines Free Press
the Philippine Review
the Philippines Herald
the Manila Tribune
Graphic

Question 15

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Question 16

This literary work started appearing in magazines as a series.

Answer 16

COMICS!

Question 17

This literary work is the FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT. These are satirical and often criticize the government through HUMOR

Answer 17

COMEDIES!

Question 17

What are two examples of Comics?

Answer 17

Lipang Kalabaw, a Tagalog magazine owned by
Lope K. Santos.

Album ng mga Kabalbalan ni Kenkoy

Question 18

Tagalog drama also transformed from merely a form of entertainment to an expression of revolt against the Americans.

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

What are examples of Tagalog dramas?

Answer 19

Juan Abad, who wrote Tanikalang Guinto
Juan Matapang Cruz for Hindi Aco Patay
Aurelio Tolentino, writer of Kahapon, Ngayon, at Bukas Severino Reyes for Walang Sugat
Julian Cruz Balmaceda for Sa Bunganga ng Pating
Precioso Palma for Paglipas ng Dilim.

Question 20

_____ a form of musical theater famous in the 1920s to 1930s, was later written in English

Answer 20

SARSUWELA.

Question 21

What are examples of Sarsuwelas?

Answer 21

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero, who wrote Three Rats
Alberto Florentino, writer of The World Is an Apple.

Question 22

However, even in the midst of the American period, the
Spanish language was used in other works other than newspapers.

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 22

What are examples of poems and works written in SPANISH?

Answer 22

Claro M. Recto for his piece Bajo los Cocoteros
Antonio M. Abad for his El Ultimo Romantico
Jesus Balmori, popular for his Mi Casa de Nipa

Question 23

The Filipinos became apprentices of the Americans/

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

What are apprentices?

Answer 24

Someone who learns a skill by working for an expert in that field for a period of time

Question 25

Filipino writers _______ the style of popular American fictionists. It was as if learning the language was also learning to write in English.

Answer 25

IMITATED

Question 26

However, as years went by, these writers found their own styles in writing naman.

Answer 26

TRUE

Question 27

What are examples of famous short stories written in English?

Answer 27

“Dead Stars” by Paz Marquez-Benitez
“Footnote to Youth” by Jose Garcia Villa.

Question 28

What are examples of famous short stories written in English?

Answer 28

“Dead Stars” by Paz Marquez-Benitez
“Footnote to Youth” by Jose Garcia Villa.

Question 29

_____ became a popular form of expression, alongside short stories.

Answer 29

ESSAYS

Question 30

What were essays like? (2)

Answer 30

1. Light and Humorous
2. Serious subjects such as politics and social problems.

Question 31

Where were most essays published?

Answer 31

NEWSPAPER COLUMNS

Question 32

In 1921, the first-ever anthology for essays was published. What’s it called and who wrote it?

Answer 32

Life and Success by Zoilo M. Galang

Question 33

The first collection of poems in book form was published in 1921. What’s it called and who wrote it?

Answer 33

Reminiscence by Lorenzo Paredes

Question 34

This poem was the first known Filipino poem in English and was published in the Philippines Free Press in 1907. What’s it called and who wrote it?

Answer 34

Sursum Corda by Justo Juliano

Question 34

Their further development in using the English language in writing helped pave the way for younger Filipino writers to confidently write their own stories and add more to the ever-growing list of literary works in the country.

Answer 34

TRUE

Question 35

Filipino writers in English started from being
“apprentices” of American writers and developed to being writers with their own voices and
styles.

Answer 35

TRUE