Literature Quiz

These are stories originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth.

• Legends

• Myths

• Folk tales

• Poem

Into which genre do myths, legends and folktales belong?

• Short Stories

• Folk Literature

• Written Literature

• Poetry

In the 1600's, the Spanish language which became the literary language during this time lent many of its words to our language.

• True

• False

It is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as sound symbolism, and meter—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic meaning.

• Poem

• Essay

• Speech

• Narrative

It is a piece of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting.

• Poem

• Short Story

• Novel

• Essay

Generally, it is a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument.

• Speech

• Novel

• Poem

• Essay

In the 1600's, the Spanish language which became the literary language during this time lent many of its words to our language.

• True

• False

DOCTRINA CRISTIANA (THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE). This was the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593 in xylography.

• True

• False

This was the novel that gave spirit to the propaganda movement and paved the way to the revolution against Spain.

• La Solidaridad

• Noli Me Tangere

• El Filibusterismo

• Mi Ultimo Adios

A perspective from which a story is told in 1st or 3rd person is called the __________.

• Conflict

• Plot

• Point of View

• Setting