21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World, Essays (high school) of Political studies

Download 21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World and more Essays (high school) Political studies in PDF only on Docsity! 21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World 4th Quarter Examination Directions: Copy the letter of the best answer. 3. All of the following are considered Chinese Dynasties EXCEPT: a) Shang Dynasty b) Hin Dynasty c) Qing Dynasty d) Zhou Dynasty 4. It is an award giving body given to those whose works have greatest benefit to humankind.. a) Novel Prize Award b) Nobel Prize Award c) Nobel Peace Award d) Nobel Price Award 5. Which among the names below is the founder of your answer in number 4? a) Alfred Nobel b) Alfred Novel c) Alfredo Novel d) Alfredo Nobel 8. Chinese believes in setting good examples for others to follow, primarily in 5 key relationships: ruler and subject, wife and husband, older and younger sibling, friend and friend, and father and son. a) Taoism b) Shijing c) Book of Poetry d) Confucianism 9. It is the predominant mode of expression; it has a small but respectable following since independence, and most published works of Singapore writing in English have been in poetry. a) Drama b) Novel c) Poetry d) Poems 10. He remains a pioneer in writing novels well before many of the later generation, with titles like If We Dream Too Long (1972) – widely recognized as the first true Singaporean novel – and A Dance of Moths (1995). a) Arthur Yap b) Lee Tzu Pheng c) Chandran Nair d) Go Poh Seng 13. She was one of the 10 Singaporeans selected for American publisher W. W. Norton’s 2008 international anthology featuring 440 poems by 440 poets. a) Simon Tay b) Koh Buck Song c) Leong Liew Geok d) Heng Siok Tan 14. Authors who have contributed work in more than one language. a) Tan Swie Hian and Kuo Pao Kun b) Tan Swie Hian and Leong Liew Geok c) Tan Swie Hian and Koh Buck Song d) Tan Swie Hian and Ho Poh Fun 15. He has published five volumes of poetry and an educator for more than 25 years, she received the National Day Honours for her long service with the Ministry of Education in 2015. a) Simon Tay b) Koh Buck Song c) Leong Liew Geok d) Heng Siok Tan 18. Edo Period was governed by whom? a) Tokugawa b) Edo Tokugawa c) Edo Shogunate d) Shogunate 19. This is the Literature that heavily influenced the Japanese literature. a) Japanese Literature b) Singaporean Literature c) American Literature d) Chinese Literature 20. The person who authored 6 plays. a) Kuo Pao Kun b) Goh Pong Send c) Robert Yeo d) Arthur Yap 23. It marked the emergence of new styles of writing. Japanese writers started to romanticize and tried experimenting with different genres and subject matters. a) Ancient Literature b) Classical Literature c) Medieval Literature d) Modern Literature 24. It is considered to be the world’s first novel. a) Heian story b) Renga c) Yomihon d) Tale of Genji 25. It is a genre of Japanese linked-verse poetry in which two or more poets supplied alternating sections of a poem a) Yomihon b) Renga c) Tale of Genji d) Kabuki 28. He is best known for his short novel Kanikōsen, or Crab Cannery Ship, published in 1929. a) Kobo Abe b) Kobayashi Takiji c) Yasunari Kawabata d) Haruki Murakami 29. This is called the “Golden Age”. a) Classical Period b) Heian Period c) Medieval Period d) Modern Period 30. Japanese novelist, short story writer, and translator whose deeply imaginative and often ambiguous books became international best sellers. Murakami’s first novel, Kaze no uta o kike (1979 Hear the Wind Sing), won a prize for best fiction by a new writer. a) Kobo Abe b) Kobayashi Takiji c) Yasunari Kawabata d) Haruki Murakami 33. 'Chronicle of Japan' and also known as the Nihongi) is an official history of Japan which was written by a committee of court scholars in 720 CE. a) Tale of Genji b) Manyusho c) Nihon Shoki d) Kabuki 34. Known as a “Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves or Collection of Multiple Leaves”. a) Tale of Genji b) Manyusho c) Nihon Shoki d) Kabuki 35. Which of the following has the correct syllable per line that talks about Sedoka. a) 5-7-7-7-7-5 b) 5-7-5-7-5-7 c) 5-7-7-5-7-7 d) 5-5-7-7-7-7 38. He was a novelist, poet, professor at Brown University and critic. He is best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart. a) Albert Chinualumogu Achebe b) Albert Chinualugumo Achebe c) Albert Chinuamogulo Achebe d) Albert Chinuamolugo Achebe 39. Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in what year? a) 1934 b) 1958 c) 1991 d) 1986 40. He incorporates African vernacular traditions notably the song tradition of the Ewe people into modern poetic form. His major themes are Christianity, exile, and death. a) Kofi Awoonor b) Okot P’bitek c) Ngugi wa thiong’o d) Es’kia Mphahlele 43. Ngugi wa Thiong’o was a Kenyan writer who was considered to be which of the following? a) East Africa’s leading novelist b) West Africa’s leading novelist c) East Africa’s leading writer d) West Africa’s leading writer 44. The name of the daughter of the Taximan in Taximan’s Story whom he was very proud of and became his disappoint. a) Lay Loo b) Lay Coo c) Lay Choo d) Lay Chui 45. In the story of “The Clever Young Man and the Monster”, who swallowed all the people in the world together with all the domestic animals? a) Masala Kulangwa b) Queen Mother c) Shing’weng’we d) Pregnant woman 48. Which of the following in the “Taximan’s Story”, how many years have the Taximan working/driving? a) 10 b) 20 c) 25 d) 30 49. Who authored the Taximan Story? a) Catherine Lim b) Catherine Kim c) Catherine Sim d) Catherine Lin 50. The name ”Masala Kulangwa” in the story of “The Clever Young man and the Monster” means what? a) the smart or clever person who understands slowly b) the smart or clever person who understands quickly c) the smart or clever person who understands some times d) the smart or clever person who understands selectively