Philippine Literature Overview: Folk Tales, Epics, Myths & Folk Songs
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Which type of Philippine literature is characterized by narratives about life and quests, from which one can derive lessons and appreciate different situations?

  • Epics
  • Myths
  • Folk Tales (correct)
  • Folk Songs
  • What was the primary focus of Epics in Philippine literature during the Spanish period?

  • Portraying symbolic language about the world's beginnings
  • Exploring the daily lives of Filipinos during Spanish colonization
  • Depicting heroic achievements of protagonists or heroes (correct)
  • Preserving early Filipino culture through song and dance
  • What was the Spanish medium of instruction that influenced Philippine literature during the Spanish period?

  • Alibata
  • Songs, Corridos, and Moro-moros traditions
  • Spanish language (correct)
  • Christian Doctrine
  • In the context of the Spanish period, what did the Filipinos use as a basis for religious practices?

    <p>Christian Doctrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the first Tagalog and Spanish book in Philippine literature during the Spanish period, using xylography for printing?

    <p>Christian Doctrine (Doctrina Cristiana)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the earliest Filipino writing system, replaced by the Roman alphabet during the Spanish period?

    <p>Alibata</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the father of Tagalog prose?

    <p>Modesto de Castro</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which work is credited as the first Tagalog novel?

    <p>Bariaan at Josephat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of 'Ang Mga Dalit Kay Maria'?

    <p>Songs praising Virgin Mary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which play involves the search of Mary for an inn?

    <p>Panunuluyan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of play is characterized by being a shadow play performed on dark nights?

    <p>Carillo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of performance involves an extemporaneous poem about a princess who dropped her ring?

    <p>Karogatan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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