Literatures of the Philippines Quiz PDF

LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES QUIZ #1 1. What was the main goal of the propaganda literature during the Philippine Revolution? a) To entertain readers b) To promote Spanish culture c) To inspire reforms and equality d) To suppress Filipino nationalism 2. Whic...

LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES QUIZ #1 1. What was the main goal of the propaganda literature during the Philippine Revolution? a) To entertain readers b) To promote Spanish culture c) To inspire reforms and equality d) To suppress Filipino nationalism 2. Which newspaper became the voice of Filipinos seeking reform during the revolution? a) Diariong Tagalog b) La Solidaridad c) El Heraldo De La Revolucion d) Kalayaan 3. What type of literature includes Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo? a) Political Essays b) Revolutionary Poetry c) Political Novels d) Propaganda Speeches 4. Who was one of the key figures associated with La Solidaridad? a) Andres Bonifacio b) Jose Rizal c) Emilio Aguinaldo d) Antonio Luna 5. Which of the following works is an example of a political essay during the revolution? a) Liwanag at Dilim b) El Filibusterismo c) Noli Me Tangere d) Maragtas 6. What is the symbolic role of the character Sisa in Noli Me Tangere? a) A symbol of national unity b) A representation of the suffering motherland  LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES QUIZ #1 c) A figure of rebellion d) A friar’s servant 7. What was the significance of GOMBURZA in the Filipino Revolution? a) They founded La Solidaridad b) Their execution inspired a movement for reform c) They were political novelists d) They led the first revolt 8. What did Crisostomo Ibarra believe was key to Filipino progress? a) Military strength b) Education c) Religion d) Foreign support 9. Which character in Noli Me Tangere represents corruption and injustice within the Church? a) Padre Damaso b) Padre Salvi c) Crisostomo Ibarra d) Elias 10. What role did the friars play in the Filipino education system under Spanish rule? a) They encouraged widespread education b) They limited the curriculum to suppress revolution c) They promoted political novels d) They advocated for Filipino equality 11. What does Marxist literary theory primarily focus on when analyzing a text? a) The historical background of the author b) Class struggle and socio-economic factors c) The reader's emotional response d) The structure of the text  LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES QUIZ #1 12. Deconstruction as a theory encourages readers to: a) Find the one true meaning of a text b) Identify how texts reinforce power dynamics c) Reveal contradictions and question fixed interpretations d) Focus on historical influences on a text 13. Which of the following best describes Formalism? a) It emphasizes the socio-economic conditions in which a text was written b) It highlights the relationship between literature and history c) It prioritizes form and structure over content or context d) It focuses on how readers create meaning 14. What does New Historicism suggest about the relationship between literature and history? a) Literature should be studied independently of history b) Literature and history mutually influence each other c) History is more important than literature d) Literature is unaffected by its historical context 15. Reader-Response Criticism, meaning in a text is: a) Determined solely by the author b) Fixed and unchanging c) Created through the interaction between text and reader d) Based on formal elements such as rhyme and meter 16. According to Marxism, literature can be a tool for: a) Reinforcing established meanings b) Questioning the historical context of the author c) Oppression or social change d) Only aesthetic appreciation 17. What does Deconstruction reveal about language in texts? a) Language has a stable meaning b) Words have fixed, unchanging relationships with meanings c) Language is unstable and full of contradictions d) Language is determined by historical events  LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES QUIZ #1 18. Which theory would most likely analyze the rhythm, rhyme, and narrative techniques in a poem? a) Marxism b) Formalism c) New Historicism d) Reader-Response Criticism 19. New Historicism places an emphasis on which factors when interpreting literature? a) The formal elements of the text b) The socio-economic background of the reader c) Historical, social, and cultural forces d) The reader’s subjective interpretation 20. Reader-Response Criticism focuses on: a) The author’s biography b) The interactions between different social classes in a text c) The reader's subjective experience and interpretation d) The historical period in which a text was written