10 Questions
During which period did Filipinos have a civilization of their own?
Pre-Colonial Period
Which of the following is NOT a type of seminal folk speech during the Pre-Colonial Period?
Chants
What is the definition of a riddle?
A mysterious, puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved
Which type of folk speech serves as laws/rules on good behavior by ancestors?
Proverbs
What do folk songs originating in traditional popular culture express?
Hope, aspiration, lifestyles
Which term refers to a mysterious, puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved?
Riddle
What do chants in the Pre-Colonial Period often relate to?
Witchcraft
Which type of folk speech consists of brief popular epigrams or maxims?
Proverbs
What do folk songs originating in traditional popular culture often express?
Hope and aspiration
Which type of folk speech consists of short stories transmitted verbally?
Folk Tales
Study Notes
Pre-Colonial Period
- Filipinos had a civilization of their own during the Pre-Colonial Period.
Folk Speech
- Riddles are mysterious, puzzling questions posed as problems to be solved.
- Proverbs are brief popular epigrams or maxims.
- Folk songs originating in traditional popular culture express emotions, thoughts, and experiences.
- Chants in the Pre-Colonial Period often relate to rituals and ceremonies.
- Oral traditions are short stories transmitted verbally.
- Sayings serve as laws/rules on good behavior by ancestors.
Folk Speech Types
- Seminal folk speech types do not include proverbs.
- Folk speech types include riddles, proverbs, folk songs, chants, oral traditions, and sayings.
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