Spanish Colonial Period Literature Quiz

The type of literature produced during the Early Spanish Period used Spanish, Tagalog, and the vernacular form of ______.

Spanish was introduced as the medium of communication and later shifted to ______ when a sense of nationalism arose during the revolutionary period.

The introduction of the printing equipment called xylographic press by the Dominicans resulted in publication of various ______ materials and earliest books.

Poetically inclined writers led by Tagalog versifiers called Ladinos tackled mostly ______ and religion.

Diaryong Tagalog (1882), a Spanish-Tagalog newspaper, published bulk of ______ writings.

Domingo Nieva entitled 'Doctrina Cristiana' was first printed. Among the other notable books printed are 'Nuestra Señora del Rosario' by Fr. Blancas de San Jose, 'Barláan at Jósaphát' translated from Greek to Tagalog by Fr. Antonio de Borja, and 'Urbana at Felisa' by Modesto de Castro who is considered as the Father of Classic Prose in Tagalog. These were songs modified based on the folkways of Filipinos during this period.

These were mostly poetic in nature and intended to be performed during the Spanish era. Cenaculo, Carillo, Zarzuela, Moro-Moro, Balagtasan, Duplo, and Karagatan are among the examples.

These are fictitious prose usually lengthy and complex in nature. Pedro Paterno's work entitled 'Ninay' is the first novel published by a Filipino author.

There has been a debate on whether newspapers should be categorized as literature or not. However, according to Britannica, some high level journalism like articles written in a newspaper such as columns and feature articles can be considered as literature for as long as they achieve a certain level of satisfaction under aesthetic, chronological, and psychological characterization. Bulk of Filipino writings produced were mostly published in Diaryong Tagalog. The underground newspaper La Solidaridad is considered as the mouthpiece of the Reform Movement.

Francisco Baltazar (1788-1862) was hailed as the 'Master of Traditional Tagalog Poetry'. His well-known literary work, ______ (1838–1861), is regarded as the most famous metrical romance of the country.