21ST Lit Midterm Exam Answer Key
21ST Lit Midterm Exam Answer Key
21ST Lit Midterm Exam Answer Key
WORLD
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
October 24-26, 2023
NAME: SCORE:
LAST NAME FIRST NAME M.I.
Ms. Kristel F. Ebrada/
LRN: SECTION: TEACHER: Ms. Nichelle Ann L. Sabado
General Instruction:
1. Read all the instructions in every part of the examination
2. Use BLACK INK only
3. Erasures means WRONG
TEST 1 – MATCHING TYPE: Choose the correct answer from the box below. Write the answer on the space
provided.
STEVAN JAVELLANA 1. Who was the writer of “Without Seeing the Dawn?”
2. What literary movement/characteristic of postwar literature was against the
ROMANTICISM
Neoclassicism and emphasizing imagination and emotion?
3. What literary movement/ characteristic of postwar literature is placing primary
NATIONALISM emphasis on the promotion of the nation’s culture and welfare before those of
other nations?
MACARIO PINEDA 4. Who wrote Ang Ginto sa Makiling in 1946?
N.V.M. GONZALEZ 5. Who is the author and publisher of A Season of Grace?
EDITH L. TIEMPO 6. Who is the writer of the poem Bonsai?
7. It is sometimes called revolutionary literature, refers to works that express distaste,
disagreement, or transgression to the present government, applicable to the
PROTEST LITERATURE
current political, social, and/or economic conditions of the country when the works
were written.
8. What are works or texts that aimed to effect social change through portraying the
SOCIAL REALISM truths of society, everyday happenings, current events, and interaction and
disparity of social classes are classified as depicting social realism?
PROLETARIAN 9. It refers to literary works written by working-class authors about the working class
LITERATURE that shows the experiences and struggles of the working class.
10. It refers to literary works produced by authors who are incarcerated or confined in
PRISON LITERATURE
a secluded area such as a prison cell
CIRCUMVENTION 11. It refers to literary works that express social and political transgression through
LITERATURE metaphors, allegories, symbolisms, etc.
TEXTULA 12. What term was used for poems written and read in mobile phones?
LAONG LAAN 13. What is the pen name of Jose Rizal other than Dimasalang?
JOSE GARCIA VILLA 14. Who is the author of Footnote to Youth?
KALAYAAN 15. What is the name of the newspaper or publishing managed by the Katipuneros?
16. What is the term used for a bilingual poem with religious theme but can also be
LADINO
referred to Filipinos who were fluent in both Spanish and Filipino?
17. What is a narrative poem about the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus
PASYON
Christ?
DALIT 18. What is a religious poem that is intended to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary
19. What form of poetic contest was usually played as part of the rites held in
KARAGATAN connection with the death of a person. It is based on a legend about a lady’s ring
that fell in the middle of the sea.
CARILLO 20. It is a form of dramatic entertainment performed on a moonless night during a town
fiesta or on dark nights after a harvest; It is made by projecting cardboard figures
before a lamp against a white sheet; the figures are moved like marionettes
whose dialogues are voiced by the puppeteers themselves.
TEST 2 – MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Read the statements carefully and identify whether is tells a fact or
not. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and replace the underlined word to make it correct.
21. In the post martial law, Academic institutions included creative nonfiction as part of
WRITING
their curricular offerings.
22. Post-EDSA writings paved the way for the development of vernacular literature, or
TRUE literature written using the daily speech of common people, which also became a
source of regional literary histories.
23. Martial Law began with the proclamation No. 1081 by former President Ferdinand
TRUE
Marcos on September 21, 1972
24. Macario Pineda employed fantastic elements in the narrative of Ang Ginto sa
MAKILING
Mayon although he was suggesting something that occurred in a realistic sense
25. Nature is a characteristic of postwar literature where natural scenery is praised and
TRUE
described.
HERO 26. In “A Different EDSA Story” written by Ed Lingao, Marcos is portrayed a villain.
27. In the 21st Century Oral poetry is revived through poetry readings or open mic
TRUE
readings, giving it a modern twist.
21ST CENTURY 28. EDSA Literature is gender-sensitive, exploring the plurality of culture and
LITERATURE challenging social normativity.
29. Novenas is a series of prayers repeated for nine consecutive days and are usually
TRUE
prayers for petition and thanksgiving.
30. Duplo is a poetic contest held when a person dies or during the wake and consists
TRUE
of pun, jokes, and riddles to relieve sadness.
TEST 3 – ABBREVIATIONS: Write the meaning of the following workshops started by some of the post
martial law writer and the name of one of the prominent writer in the post war. (3 pts. Each)
TEST 4 – WRITING A VERNACULAR POETRY: Write a vernacular poem about any Filipino values, tradition
or custom and using local colors. You can use Tagalog/Filipino. (20pts.)
Specs of the poem: Two stanza with four lines, each line with 12 syllables; with or without a rhyme.