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1. For their propaganda purposes, the Japanese favored the use of ____ as the language
of literature during the period.
A. Tagalog
B. Cebuano
C. Niponggo
D. English
2. Drama did not flourish during this period, and English movies were banned, as such,
movie houses showed ____ instead.
A. beauty pageants
B. stage shows
C. broadway musicals
D. sinakulo
3. To promote Japanese culture, the ____ became a popular poetic form.
A. Free verse
B. Haiku
C. Sonnet
D. Corido
4. As progressive writing was suppressed during the Japanese period, _____ became the
popular topic at the time.
A. life in the provinces
B. love story
C. romantic comedy
D. cockfighting
5. In public schools, this was taught to make Filipinos familiar with Japanese culture.
A. The Kabuki play
B. Japanese songs
C. Nihonggi epic
D. Japanese myths
6. Because of the suppression people felt at the time, this theme characterized writings of
the period.
A. pessimistic and bitter
B. romantic
C. hopeful
D. indifferent
7. Which practice did writers do to survive?
A. Write in Tagalog or go underground.
B. Write songs of praise to the Japanese.
C. Sell their properties and hide in the mountains.
D. Marry Japanese men/women.
8. Filipino writers who can write in English during the Japanese occupation were those who
were
A. government officials
B. collaborating with the Japanese
C. in the United States
D. descendants of the Japanese
9. After the war, the novel “Without seeing the Dawn” by Steven Javellana became
popular. This novel had _____ for its theme.
A. war experience
B. life of an immigrant
C. the uprising in Mindanao
D. a Japanese rapist
10. As a reaction to the Japanese suppression, post-war poetry and fiction was dominated
by writings in
A. Filipino
B. English
C. Regional languages
D. All of the above
11. Oral literature in the Philippines flourished after the war. The most popular form of oral
literature at the time was
A. bugtungan
B. awitan
C. timpawitan
D. balagtasan
12. The post-war era was also known as the
A. Recovery era
B. Nationalistic era
C. Era of negotiation and diplomacy
D. Era for Vengeance
13. A popular Filipino writer/diplomat, Carlos P. Romulo, won a prestigious literary prize
because of his essays about the war. This award was the
A. Pulitzer prize
B. European Grand Prix
C. Nobel Prize
D. RM Awards
14. Because of the outstanding literary outputs of Filipinos after the war, the _____ came into
being, whose sole purpose is to recognize outstanding Filipino writers in essays, novels
and poetry. This award, first awarded in 1950, is the
A. Palanca Awards
B. National Heritage Awards
C. Gawad Urian
D. Ramon Magsaysay Award
15. The multi-awarded Filipino writer, whose trademark style is writing about the glory and
decadence of old Intramuros in his short stories, plays and novels is
A. Gregorio Brillantes
B. F. Sionil-Jose
C. Nick Joaquin
D. Carlos Bulosan