21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

LONG TEST NO.1 – FOURTH QUARTER

NAME:___________________ DATE:_________________________
SECTION:_________________ SCORE: ________________________

Directions: IDENTIFICATION. Read the following questions comprehensively. Afterwards,

write your answers on the space provided before each number.

____________________1. This was co-founded by Edith Tiempo and her husband wherein she
was called as “Mom.”
____________________2. The novels and short stories of this national artist depict the social
underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society.
____________________3. Where did Cirilo F. Bautista receive a fellowship to attend the
International Writing Program?
____________________4. Bienvenido Lumbera is a National Artist of the Philippines and a
recipient of the _____________________.
____________________5. This was considered as the first book of literary criticism in Filipino.
____________________6. Who is the writer of (5) ?
____________________7-9 Enumerate the novels of Edith Tiempo.
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____________________10. The works of this National Artist which are written in English have
been translated into 22 languages, including Korean, Indonesian, Czech, Russian, Latvian,
Ukrainian, and Dutch.
______________________ 11. Where did Francisco Sionil Jose spend his childhood where he first
began to write?
______________________12. This National Artist worked as the Secretary of Education from
1961-1965 during the term of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.
______________________13. Virgilio S. Almario is a National Artist of the Philippines and he
served as the chairman of the __________________ , the government agency mandated to
promote and standardize the use of the Filipino Language.
____________________14-15. Virgilio S. Almario spearheaded the second successful
___ modernist movement in Filipino poetry together with
___________________ and _______________________.
______________________16. This National Artist is considered as one of the pillars of
contemporary Philippine literature, cultural studies and film, having written and edited numerous
books on literary history, literary crtiticism, and film.
____________________17. Cirilo F.Bautista is a co-founding member of the _____________
and a member of the _________________, Philippine Center of
International PEN and the Philippine Writers Academy.
____________________19-21. Enumerate the three collections of poetry of EdithTiempo.
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_______________________22-24. Alejandro Roces is known for recovering the stolen original
manuscripts of:
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____________________25-27. Enumerate at least 3 awards that were received by Cirilo F.
Bautista.
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____________________28. What is the award that was received by Edith Tiempo together with
her husband in 1988?
____________________29. This National Artist is attributed for changing the language used in
the Philippine passports, coins, bills, and diplomas to Wikang Pambansa.
____________________30. What is the pen name used by Virgilio S. Almario?