21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD
2nd SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION
NAME: ______________________________________ SECTION: _______________ SCORE: ______________
Directions: Choose the correct answer of the given options that corresponds the statement. Write only the letter
of the correct answers on your answer sheet.
1. The poem “Desert” is one of featured works by Ali Ahmad Said Esber (2010), Which is
also known in his pen name:?
a. Alfonso b. Andrew c. Stephen d. Adonis
2. The literature of war has existed since the ___________________ were written. Which
among the options below the appropriate phrase to fill in to complete the sentence?
a. World War II b. culture of war c. first literary text d. first literary work
3. The literature of war takes a wide variety of approaches in its efforts to comprehend the
war experience and encompasses a number of genres including poetry, drama, short
stories, novels, journals, diaries, music, oral histories, memoirs and letters. Which of
the enumerated genres is not included?
a. Journals b. Music c. diaries d. letters
4. Which of the following is a subject of a literature of war or conflict?
a. Tribes fighting for land ownership.
b. Influencers of KPop in Filipino music.
c. Travelers getting stranded because of typhon.
d. Students who do not have internet at home.
5. A direct comparison; a word or phrase is substituted with a word or phrase from another.
What is the main idea of a given statement?
a. Literature b. Genres c. Phrase d. Metaphor
6. An example of metaphor: “This beef steak is a rubber slipper served on a plate.” What is
the analysis of this metaphor to come up with its meaning?
a. The beef stake is a kind of food served on a plate.
b. The beef is not delicious and it is difficult to chew or eat.
c. The beef is a gum alike and it is delicious.
d. The beef is similar to a rubber.
7. How would you define COLONIALISM?
a. The subjugation/subjection of one culture by another.
b. It may involve military conquest.
c. The imposition of the colonizer’s values and customs on those of the colonized
peoples.
d. All of these are defining Colonialism.
8. Which of the following statements best defines INTERTEXTUALITY?
a. The relation between text to another text
b. Allusion from one text to another
c. Translation of a text in a different language
d. Imitate the style or character of another work
9. How would you define PASTICHE?
a. The relation between text to another text
b. Allusion from one text to another
c. Translation of a text in a different language
d. Imitate the style or character of another work
10. A reference to a statement of other persons, usually well-known or experts on a field or
discipline. What intertextual figure best describe the statement above?
