Week 4: Japanese Era Literature

Question 1

When did the Japanese occupy Manila?

Answer 1

January 2, 1942

Question 2

What era instilled and reinforced the importance of loving one’s motherland?

Answer 2

Japanese Era

Question 3

this colonization gave rise to the golden years of short stories

Answer 3

Japanese Era

Question 4

the magazine that recognized the brilliant minds behind literary works of the Japanese era

Answer 4

Liwayway

Question 5

Who won the Pulitzer Prize for the ff works?

I Saw the Fall of the Philippines
I See the Philippines Rise
his Mother America and My Brother Americans

Answer 5

Carlos P. Romulo

Question 6

an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively

Answer 6

haiku

Question 7

short but has measure and rhyme. This consists of four lines with seven syllables each, with each line ending with a rhyme

Answer 7

tanaga

Question 8

Who wrote “the Lost Ones”?

Answer 8

Steven Javellana

Question 9

tells the story of an Indio blacksmith from Pampanga who was recognized to be the first Filipino who made a cannon

Answer 9

Panday Pira

Question 10

which one act play was first performed on stage on September 1939 at the Manila Metropolitan Theater by the University of the Philippines Dramatic Club?

Answer 10

Sa Pula Sa Puti

Question 11

The story is a comedy portraying people’s weaknesses, in this case, the lead character’s addiction to gambling or specifically, in cockfights

Answer 11

Sa Pula Sa Puti