21stCLPW Reviewer 2

What are the two periods of the American colonial period?

• Period of apprenticeship

• Period of emergence

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Who was the first President of the Commonwealth?

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Manuel L. Quezon

• Jose P. Laurel

• Carlos P. Romulo

What was the first short story written in English?

• Dead Stars

• A Child of Sorrow

• His Native Soil

• Lupang Tinubuan

What was the common theme in most poems during the Japanese occupation?

• Nationalism

• Love

• Life in the barrios

• All of the above

What is the structure of a Haiku?

• 5-7-5 syllables

• 7-5-7 syllables

• 5-5-5 syllables

• 7-7-7 syllables

What notable work did Macario Pineda write after WWII?

• Ginto sa Makiling

• Without Seeing the Dawn

• Watch in the Night

• Bayaning Nagpatiwakal

What literary award was established in 1950?

• Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards

• National Artist Awards

• Commonwealth Literary Awards

• Pulitzer Prize

What is the common theme in plays during the American colonial period?

• Nationalism

• Love

• Social issues

• All of the above

What was the impact of the Japanese occupation on literature?

• Censorship

• Emergence of new forms

• Use of vernaculars

• All of the above

What is the significance of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards?

• Recognition of Filipino authors

• Promotion of English literature

• Support for social realism

• All of the above