Pre Colonial Period

Question 1

This period was based on oral tradition and was crude on ideology and phraseology

Answer 1

Pre colonial period

Question 2

Battle of wits

Answer 2

Riddles

Question 3

Wise saying that contain a metaphor

Answer 3

Proverbs

Question 4

A mono-rhyming heptasyllabic quatrain

Answer 4

Tanaga

Question 5

A form of folk lyric

Answer 5

Folk songs

Question 6

Made up stories passed down from one generation to another

Answer 6

Folk tales

Question 7

Deal with underworld characters

Answer 7

Fantasy stories

Question 8

Give the origin of bigger things such as gods

Answer 8

Myths

Question 9

Explain the origin of some specific thing in nature

Answer 9

Legend

Question 10

Example of Philippine myths

Answer 10

Si malakas at maganda
Mga babaylan, anito at Diwata

Question 11

Examples of legends

Answer 11

Ang alamat ng Pinya
The legend of maria makiling

Question 12

Use animals, plants, or inanimate objects as characters

Answer 12

Fables

Question 13

Example of fables

Answer 13

Ang langgam at ang tipaklong
Si pagong at si matsing

Question 14

These are narratives of sustained length based on oral tradition revolving around supernatural events or heroic deeds

Answer 14

Epics

Question 15

Examples of epics

Answer 15

Alim (epiko ng mga ifugao)
Ibalon (epikong bicolano)