Question 1

What historical event and period marked the beginning of the Filipino novel in English?

Accepted Answer

American colonization and the shift from traditional vernacular literature.

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The post-WWII reconstruction period.

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The 19th-century Propaganda Movement.

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The Spanish-American War in 1898.

Question 2

Which work is officially recognized as the first Filipino novel written in English?

Accepted Answer

A Child of Sorrow by Zoilo M. Galang.

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Getting Better by Tara F.T. Sering.

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The Woman Who Had Two Navels

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Smaller and Smaller Circles

Question 3

Define 'Social Realism' as it applies to Filipino literature.

Accepted Answer

Depicting society as it truly is, focusing on the working class, poverty, and social inequalities.

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A movement to promote Western-influenced lifestyles.

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The use of multiple navels to symbolize psychological health.

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Writing exclusively about the lives of the wealthy elite.

Question 4

Following World War II, how did writers use the English language in their work?

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They blended English with a focus on socio-political tensions and national identity.

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They abandoned English to return to Spanish themes.

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They stopped writing novels to focus on oral literature.

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They used it primarily to imitate foreign literary models from the US.

Question 5

Nick Joaquin, a National Artist for Literature, is best known for which landmark novel?

Accepted Answer

The Woman Who Had Two Navels.

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A Child of Sorrow

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Getting Better

Answer

Smaller and Smaller Circles

Question 6

Which institution played a crucial role in nurturing and publishing Filipino novels in English throughout the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

The University of the Philippines Press.

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The Spanish Cortes

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The Katipunan

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The Propaganda Movement

Question 7

Which 21st-century novel is considered a pioneering work in Filipino crime fiction?

Accepted Answer

Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan.

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A Child of Sorrow by Zoilo M. Galang

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Getting Better by Tara F.T. Sering

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Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal

Question 8

What is the etymological meaning of the Greek word from which 'drama' is derived?

Accepted Answer

To do or to act

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To sing and to dance

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To speak or to chant

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To watch and to listen

Question 9

Which early form of drama was a poetical debate held on the last night of a mourning period for the dead?

Accepted Answer

Duplo

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Cenakulo

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Zarzuela

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Karagatan

Question 10

What was the central theme or 'game' involved in the poetical debate known as Karagatan?

Accepted Answer

Finding a ring that fell into the sea

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A war between Christians and Muslims

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The life of Santa Barbara

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The suffering of Jesus Christ

Question 11

The Cenakulo is performed in two styles: Ablada and Kantada. What is the primary difference between them?

Accepted Answer

Ablada is spoken or recited; Kantada is sung or chanted

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Ablada is for town festivals; Kantada is for Holy Week

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Ablada is about saints; Kantada is about the Infant Jesus

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Ablada is performed in masks; Kantada is performed without them

Question 12

Which type of play depicts the conflict between Christians and Muslims, always ending in a Christian victory?

Accepted Answer

Moro-Moro

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Ati-Atihan

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Moriones

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Zarzuela

Question 13

What is the 'climax' of the Moriones festival held in Marinduque?

Accepted Answer

The pugutan ceremony held on Easter Sunday

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The street dancing in honor of the Infant Jesus

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The poetical debate between trained men and women

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The staging of the first comedia in Cebu

Question 14

Who is recognized as the 'Father of Philippine Cinema' for making the first Filipino movie, Dalagang Bukid (1919)?

Accepted Answer

José Nepomuceno

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Zeneida Amador

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Vincent Puche

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Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero

Question 15

Which film studio was the first to introduce color to local movies with the film Ibong Adarna in 1941?

Accepted Answer

LVN Pictures Inc.

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Salón de Pertierra

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Ateneo de Manila

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Repertory Philippines

Question 16

In cinematography, what is the term for the method used when an actor or actress 'borrows' the voice of another?

Accepted Answer

Playback

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Orchestration

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Recording

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Masking

Question 17

What is a defining characteristic of a 'one-act play' as described in the text?

Accepted Answer

It focuses on one main action or problem and is condensed in effect

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It is a social encounter that lacks a specific theme or thought

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It requires multiple subplots and a large cast of characters

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It must last at least three hours to be complete

Question 18

In Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero's one-act play Condemned, why is Pablo Gonzales awaiting execution?

Accepted Answer

For murdering a man who tried to rape his fiancée

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For leading a revolt against the government

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For stealing a ring that fell into the sea

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For being a 'belloco' in a poetical debate

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