COLLEGE OF ST.

JOHN – ROXAS
Member: Association of LASSSAI- Accredited Superschools (ALAS)

REVIEWER FOR FINAL EXAMINATION IN WORLD LITERATURE

1. Geoffrey Chaucer was an English writer who introduced the iambic pentameter line, the rhyming
couplet and other rhymes used in Italian poetry. Which of the following did he author?

a. Faerie Queene
b. The Canterbury Tales
c. Piers Plowman
d. Dr. Faustus

2. The first great English dramatist was _______

a. Christopher Marlowe
b. Sir Thomas Wyatt
c. William Shakespeare
d. Edmund Spenser

3. He was the greatest of Elizabethan lyric poets whose short love poems are characterized by wit and
irony, as he seeks to wrest meaning from experience *

a. George Herbert
b. John Donne
c. Henry Vaughan
d. Andrew Marvell

4. The popular and very contemporary medium for narrative in the 16th century is the _______.

a. Radio
b. Television
c. Movie
d. Theater

5. He wrote satires in verse and prose. He is best-known for the extended prose work Gulliver's Travels,
in which a fantastic account of a series of travels is the vehicle for satirizing familiar English institutions,
such as religion, politics and law.

a. Laurence Sterne
b. Daniel Defoe
c. Jonathan Swift
d. Sir Walter Scott
6. A movement in philosophy but especially in literature, romanticism is the revolt of the senses or
passions against the intellect and of the individual against the consensus.

a. Elizabethan
b. Victorian
c. Romanticism
d. Realism

7. Novels depicting extreme behaviour, madness or cruelty, often in historically remote or exotic settings
are called _______ *

a. Gothic
b. Horror
c. Satire
d. Thriller

8. Who of the following is NOT a Victorian poet? *

a. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

b. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
c. Robert Browning
d. John Keats

9. Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet while Edmund Spenser: _________ *

a. The Revenger's Tragedy

b. Faerie Queene
c. The Duchess of Malfi
d. Troilus and Criseyde

10. English, as we know it, descends from the language spoken by the north____________who settled in
England from the 5th century A.D. onwards *

a. Germanic tribes
b. Native Indians
c. Nomads
d. Vikings

11. In American literature, the first writers brought mainly English ideas and ways of writing, which
means early American literature is based on the literature of England. As years passed and literary
theory developed, the writers who adopted the English style are now sometimes called ________ *

a. Red nose
b. Pale faces
c. Frowning faces
 d. Aching heart

12. The beginnings of American literature are more or less connected also with __________

a. Latin America, Spanish or French

b. French, Spanish or Dutch
c. Germanic, Norse or Vikings
d. Polynesian, Malaysian or Chinese

13. He is considered to be the first American writer. He was an explorer and colonist; he helped found
Jamestown in 1607.

a. WILLIAM BRADFORD
b. JOHN MILTON
c. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
d. JOHN SMITH

14. In this American period, the writers became more politically, anti-British and revolutionary oriented,
rationalism and enlightenment prevailed. Essays, speeches and pamphlets became more important, the
Puritans’ religious poetry fell out of favour as man was not considered naturally sinful any longer. *

a. Colonial Period
b. Revolutionary Period
c. Renaissance Period
d. Romanticism Period

15. Thomas Jefferson's greatest contribution to the history of America was _______. *

a. Pilgrims
b. A True Relation of Virginia
c. American dream
d. Declaration of Independence

16. EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809–49) is one of the most important figures of the American literary tradition.
His life was filled with sorrow and suffering. Which of the following is NOT included in his writings? *

a. Annabel Lee
b. The Raven
c. The Pit and the Pendulum
d. The Last of the Mohicans

17. In this period, writers left behind the styles and topics adopted by the previous generation and
rather concentrated on describing life as it was with its negatives typical for the period. It was the era of
industrialization and migration, determinism was a major paradigm of the age. *

a. Realism and Naturalism

 b. Romanticism and Transcendentalism
c. Modernism
d. Colonialism

18. Which of the following countries did NOT directly influence earliest Asian literature? *

a. Arabia
b. China
c. Japan
d. India

19. Which among the Four Great Classic Novels of China was read both as a fairytale and a hand guide
for strategies? *

a. Water Margin
b. Journey to the West
c. Dream of the Red Chamber
d. The Novel of the Three Kingdoms

20. Who was Japan’s first recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature because of his mastery of psychological
fiction? *

a. Matsuo Basho
b. Murasaki Shikibu
c. Sei Shonagon
d. Yasunari Kawabat

21. What is the original African title of Freedom of the Slaves by James Mbotela? *

a. Igbo Olodumare
b. Moeti oa Bochabela
c. Panchatantra
d. Uhuru wa Watumawa

22. What term refers to a collection of non-religious poems which grew from on the spot poetry contest
where participants have to keep on adding two lines with the same rhyme and rhythm? *

a. Ifa
b. Negritude
c. Onitsha
d. Shairi

23. Who was recognized by New York Times as the African literary giant?
 a. Wole Soyinka
b. Nadine Gordimer
c. Chinua Achebe
d. All of the choices

24. The distinct characteristic/s of the Indian literature are the following: *

a. based on piety, a deep religious spirit

b. written in epic form
c. designed to advance some unorthodox regional beliefs
d. All of the above

25. The longest epic in the world. It recounts the dynastic struggle and civil wars between the Pandavas
and Kauravas in the kingdom of Kuruksheta about the 9th century BC. *

a. Panchatantra
b. Ramayana
c. Mahabharata
d. Rig veda

26. He was known as the supreme Japanese haiku poet. Although haiku existed before him, he made
this poetic form an accepted artistic expression throughout the world.

a. Basho
b. Murasaki
c. Kawabata
d. Naruto

27. In 1906, Thomas Mokopu Mofolo of Lesotho published the first Christian inspired novel
___________

a. Igbo Olodumare (The Forest of the Lord, 1947)

b. Moeti oa Bochabela (Traveller of the East)
c. Uhuru wa Watumwa (Freedom for the Slaves, 1934)
d. Amos Tutuola

28. He is known to be Africa’s most famous and versatile playwright which earned him a Nobel prize for
literature in 1986. He “merged Western plot structure with Yoruba characters and themes, symbolism
and irony, and traditional European forms with African mime, dance, and music. *

a. Chinua Achebe
b. Thomas Mokopu Mofolo
c. Hubert Ogunde
d. Wole Soyinka
29. The Chinese poetry is divided into:

I. Fu
II. Qu
III. Ci
IV. Shi
a. I, II, III
b. II, III, IV
c. I, III, IV
d. I, II, III, IV

30. The Tale of Genji in the 11th century retells of the life of prince Hikaru Genji, his romances and
aristocratic society. This was authored by __________

a. Basho
b. Murasaki Shikibu
c. Sei Shonagon
d. Naruto

31. The Japanese periods in literature include the following EXCEPT: *

a. Heian
b. Kamakura-Muromachi
c. Edo
d. Han
e. Meiji

32. A collection of myths and legends in Japan. *

a. Kojiki
b. Nihon shoki
c. Fudoki
d. Man'yoshu

33. Classical Japanese literature generally refers to literature produced during the _________ period,
what some would consider a golden era of art and literature. *

a. Nara
b. Meiji
c. Post-war
d. Heian

34. This 10th century Japanese narrative can be considered an early example of proto-science fiction.
The protagonist of the story, Kaguya-hime, is a princess from the Moon who is sent to Earth for safety
during a celestial war, and is found and raised by a bamboo cutter in Japan. She is later taken back to the
Moon by her real extraterrestrial family. *

a. Kokin Wakashu
b. Taketori Monogatari
c. Makura no Soshi
d. Genji Monogatari

35. The anthology of poetry commissioned by retired Emperor Go-Toba, was also completed around this
time [ca 1205 ?]; it is dedicated to the pursuit of a subtle, profound beauty far removed from the
mundane reality of civil strife. *

a. Shin kokin wakashu (New Collection of Poems from Ancient and Modern Times)
b. Hojoki (An Account of My Hut)
c. Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike)
d. Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness)

36. This is marked by the strong influence of Zen Buddhism, where characters are priests, travelers, or
ascetic poets. Also during this period, Japan experienced many civil wars which led to the development
of a warrior class, and subsequent war tales, histories, and related stories. Work from this period is
notable for its insights into life and death, simple lifestyles, and redemption through killing.

a. Classical Japanese Literature

b. Medieval Japanese Literature
c. Post-war Japanese Literature
d. None of the above

37. He was the renowned seventeenth century poet who perfected a new condensed poetic form of 17
syllables (5-7-5) known as Haiku, an embodiment of elegant simplicity and tranquility. *

a. Ihara Saikaku
b. Tsuga Teisho
c. Matsuo Basho
d. Takebe Ayatari

38. This period marks the re-opening of Japan to the West, and a period of rapid industrialization. The
introduction of European literature brought free verse into the poetic repertoire; it became widely used
for longer works embodying new intellectual theme.

a. Heian
b. Meiji
c. Edo
d. Nara
39. This period was really the rise of popular culture in Japan. Increased leisure time gave the rising
merchant class a chance to explore things like bathhouses, the theater, and reading. *

a. Meiji
b. Heian
c. Edo
d. Nara

40. It refers to a Japanese 31-syllable poem, traditionally written as a single, unbroken line. The word
tanka translates to "short song."

a. Haiku
b. Maku
c. Tanka
d. Taiku

41. She was considered a rare woman writer in Meiji era, wrote short stories on powerless women of
this age in a simple style in between literary and colloquial. *

a. Fukuzawa Yukichi
b. Tsubouchi Shoyo
c. Ichiyo Higuchi
d. Kyoka Izumi

42. A Japanese poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the
second, and five in the third. *

a. Haiku
b. Tanka
c. Tu-la
d. Maiku

43. Early Woodblock Printing, Travel Literature, Poetry, Scientific Texts and the Neo-Confucian Classics
developed to which Chinese dynasty? *

a. Song Dynasty
b. Han
c. Qin
d. Shang

44. The Five Classics by Confucius include the following EXCEPT: *

a. The Book of Changes

b. The Classic of Poetry
 c. The Record of Rites
d. The Classic of History
e. The Spring and Autumn Annals
f. The Analects of Confucius

45. The Four Books include the following EXCEPT *

a. The Analects of Confucius tion

b. Mencius
c. The Doctrine of the Mean
d. The Rites
e. The Great Learning

46. Basic Philosophical and Religious Literature developed under which dynasty? *

a. Zhou
b. Song
c. Tang
d. Han

47. A Sanskrit poet and dramatist is probably the greatest Indian writer of all time.

a. Kalidasa
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Prem Chand
d. Anita Desai

48. The following are features of African Oral Literature EXCEPT:

a. repetition and parallel structure

b. repeat-and-vary technique
c. tonal assonance
d. call-and-response format
e. lyrical and melodic

49. It is an important kind of African moral tale intended for listeners to discuss and debate. It is an
open-ended story that concludes with a question the asks the audience to choose from among several
alternatives.

a. Ashanti Tale
b. Folk Tales
c. Trickster Tale
d. Dilemma or Enigma Tale
50. In Indian literature, it was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 BC, by the poet Valmiki
and consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books. It reflects the Hindu values and forms of
social organization, the theory of karma, the ideals of wifehood, and feelings about caste, honor and
promises.

a. The Mahabharata
b. The Ramayana
c. Rig Veda
d. Bhagavad Gita