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Culian Integrated School

Fourth Periodical Examination


21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World 11

Name: _______________________________ Grade & Section: _____________

Test I- Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter that best describes the correct answer.

1. Which among the writers below is not a North American writer?


a. Ernest Hemingway c. Nick Joaquin
b. Mark Twain d. Edgar Allan Poe

2. When did American literature begin?


a. 15th century c. 17th Century
b. 16th century d. 18th Century

3. Which of the following is the work of Ernest Hemingway?


a. The Raven c. Little Women
b. The Old Man and the Sea d. The Cask of Amontillado

4. What is the central theme of the book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”?
a. bravery b. slavery c. freedom d. love

5. Who is the writer of the poem “Hope is the thing with Feathers”?
a. Louisa May Alcott c. Emily Dickenson
b. Elizabeth Barrette Browning d. T.S. Elliot

6. Which of the following writers is best known for his style in gothic literature?
a. Ernest Hemingway c. William Faulkner
b. Edgar Allan Poe d. Mark Twain

7. What is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens?


a. Mark twain c. William Faulkner
b. Edgar Allan Poe d. Ernest Hemingway

8. When did Ernest Hemingway get Nobel Prize for literature?


a. 1944 b. 1954 c. 1964 d. 1974

9. What does romantic period focused on?


a. politics b. freedom c. emotions d. independence

10. American literature is divided into how many parts?


a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

11. The modernist period covered the years from ____?


a. 17th century-1830 c. 1870-1910
b. 1830-1870 d. 1910-1945

12. What genre does The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn belong to?
a. Poetry b. drama c. nonfiction d. picaresque

13. Which of the following is the work of Louisa May Alcott?


a. Little Men
b. Success is Counted Sweetest
c. The Garden of Eden
d. Joan of Arc
14. Which of the following is a novel?
a. Annabel Lee
b. Jo’s Boys
c. The Tell-tale Heart
d. This is my Letter to the World

15. In the fourth stanza of the poem “The Raven”, what does the writer see
when he opens the door?
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
“Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you”—here I opened wide the door;—
Darkness there and nothing more.
a. light b. darkness c. shadow d. twilight

16 What reading strategy is used when one reads rapidly in order to find
specific facts?
a) skimming b) scanning
c) inferencing d) notetaking

17.It is the process of rapidly recognizing and absorbing phrases or


sentences on a page all at once, rather than identifying individual words.
a) skimming b) scanning
c) inferencing d) rapid reading

18.A reader skims and scans through the text when he/she does a:
a) survey b) recall
c) review d) None of the above.

19. In the SQ3R reading strategy, Q stands for:


a) Qualify b) Quantify
c) Quest d) Question

20. The second R in SQ3R stands for:


a) Read b) Recall
c) Recite d) Review

21. Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get the:


a) summary of the material
b) supporting details of the material
c) general overview of the material
d) general objective of the material

22. Where does Mexico belong to?


a) Africa b) Asia
c) Latin America d) United States of America

23. To recall something one has read, it is best to write the:


a. key points b. summary
c. All of the above d. Letter b only

24. Which of the following authors is from Mexico?


a. Laura Esquivel b. Yoko Ogawa
c. Chris Barnard d. Dov Alfon
25. It is not enough for parents to just teach their children to read.
a. True b. False
c. Maybe d. No idea

26.Cortes named Malinalli “The Tongue” because she was fond of


nagging him.
a. True b. False
c. Maybe d. No comment

27. In Mexico today, Malinalli is considered as:


a. a temptress b. a traitor
c. a hero d. both a traitor and a temptress

28. In colonizing countries, the Spaniards used:


a. high powered weapons b. spices
c. religion d. silver and gold

29. What was the main reason of Malinalli’s weeping by the river?
a. Cortes was not interested to talk about his life.
b. Cortes was not interested to talk about her.
c. Cortes was not interested to talk about his god.
d. Cortes was not interested to talk about his religion.

30. What did Malinche or Malinalli acquire at the end being the controller of
information?
a. power b. wealth
c. love d. fame

31. How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write?


a. 154 c. 174
b. 164 d. 184

32. Who wrote the famous epic Aeneid?


a. Dante c. Sophocles
b. Homer d. Virgil

33. What literary work tells about an emperor who wants to destroy the bandits?
a. Divine Comedy c. The Iliad
b. Tamburlaine d. The Prelude

34. Who among the following authors viewed that modern individual is motivated by desires and disillusionment?
a. D. H. Lawrence c. T. S. Eliot
b. Fyodor Dostoevsky d. William Wordsworth

35. Which of the following is a story, poem, or picture that is interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning?
a. allegory c. sonnet
b. epic d. travelogue

36. What does “Crime and Punishment” depict?


a. It focuses on mental anguish and dilemmas.
b. It shows the economic imbalance of the society.
c. It tells about the conflicting ideas of religion against reality.
d. It talks on political unsustainability of the country which destroys the
economy.
37. Which of the following statements depict the tragic play of Oedipus Rex?
a. Oedipus was raised to be a fine king.
b. Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy of marrying his mother.
c. Oedipus married his sister to ascend into the kingdom.
d. Oedipus destroys the kingdom of his brother and become a king.

38. Who initiated the reform of Christianity in the 15th century?


a. Christopher Marlowe c. Martin Luther
b. John Donne d. William Shakespeare

39. What era in the European literature where Romanticism prevailed?


a. Medieval c. 19th century
b. 18th century d. 20th century

40.Why did the main character of Don Quixote decide to become a knighterrand?
a. to instill patriotism and bravery
b. to influence people to serve the country
c. to impress his family that he become a knight
d. to revive chivalry and serve his nation with honor

41.Which among the statements relate to the biblical poem, Paradise Lost?
a. the temptation of Adam and Eve
b. the treachery of Judas to Jesus
c. the killing of Abraham and his family
d. the plague experienced by the people

42.What does an autobiographical poem tell?


a. It tells about the dilemma of his family.
b. It expresses the desires of human life.
c. It tells the biography of oneself narrated by oneself.
d. It tells about the heroic deeds and adventures of the author.

43. Which among the sentences is NOT a characteristic of an opera?


a. Music is played by the orchestra.
b. It tells a story through music and singing.
c. Singers don’t use microphones to amplify their voices.
d. Singers are often given microphones to be heard by large audiences.

44. Why was the 18th century considered to be the Age of Reason?
a. because people were skeptical to political controversy
b. because the new form of Christianity is established
c. because epics was reinterpreted throughout Europe
d. because there is a pursuit of order and scientific knowledge

45. Why does ancient literature mostly focus on myth and supernatural world?
a. Ancient literature influences the listeners of a unique idea.
b. Ancient literature depicts heroes that are unbeaten by enemies.
c. Ancient literature explores scientific discovery applied to literature.
d. Ancient literature incorporates elements that can’t be explained by
science

46. Which is a literary work of imaginative narration fashioned to entertain and make the readers think and more so,
to feel?
a. arts c. literature
b. fiction d. fiction
47. Which is a literary work based on history and facts and which main thrust is intellectual appeal?
a. anthology c. fiction
b. drama d. nonfiction

48. Which is written in the common flow of language in sentences and paragraphs to give information, relate events,
express ideas or present opinions?
a. poetry c. prose
b. point of view d. soliloquy

49. Which is expressed in verse, measure, rhythm, sound, and imaginative


language?
a. essay c. poetry
b. music d. prose

50. Which is NOT a genre of literature?


a. arts b drama c. diction d. fiction

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for
it today.”

Prepared by:

JURIE S. FERNANDEZ
SHS Teacher

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