2018 Gen Ed Reviewer: Communication Arts Ans: c

1. Ano ang tinutukoy ng bugtong na ito? “Dalawang 9. Father of the English Essay
bolang sinulid, umaabot hanggang langit.” a. Alexander Dumas
a. bisig b. William James
b. paa c. Edgar Allan Poe
c. mata d. Francis Bacon
d. pisngi Ans: d
Ans: c 10. Greatest American writer of horror and detective
2. The sum total of traditionally – derived and orally – stories
transmitted literature, material culture and custom within a. Albert Camus
predominantly literate and technologically advanced b. Edgar Allan Poe
societies is referred to as: c. Justin O’Brien
a. folk literature d. James Joyce
b. folk tale Ans: b
c. folklore 11. An allegory:
d. folk song a. a poem of sadness
Ans: c b. a verse of 3 stanzas
3. The conclusion or final part of non – dramatic literacy c. a short story
work that serves typically to complete the design of the d. a narrative whose meaning is beneath the surface
work. Ans: d
a. prologue 12. An elegy:
b. epilogue a. a meditative poem of grief
c. theme b. love song
d. finale c. a debate
Ans: b d. a note of love
4. A distinctive type of literacy composition such as Ans: a
epic, tragedy, comedy and novel. 13. A verse with 14 iambic pentameter lines
a. form a. ballad
b. genre b. verse
c. literature c. sonnet
d. prose d. epic
Ans: b Ans: c
5. Ang kauna – unahang nagsalin sa Tagalog ng “Mi 14. A long poem which depicts the adventure of a great
Ultimo Adios” ni Jose Rizal. hero who reveals his country’s aspirations.
a. Jose Corazon De Jesus a. epic
b. Andres Bonifacio b. legend
c. Jose Garcia Villa c. novel
d. Apolinarion Mabini d. short story
Ans: b Ans: a
6. It is the longest epic ever written. 15. A speech made by a person who reveals his thoughts.
a. Mahabharata a. sonnet
b. Lam - Ang b. metaphor
c. Siegfried c. soliloquy
d. Lament d. simile
Ans: a Ans: c
7. The Pseudonym of Samuel Clements. 16. Figure of speech where two different things are
a. The Barrettes compared thru the user of “as” and “like.”
b. Mark Twain a. simile
c. Ulysses b. allegory
d. Abe Lincoln c. facsimile
Ans: b d. epic
8. The oldest form of Egyptian writing. Ans: a
a. alphabet 17. Isang tulang pasalaysay tungkol sa pamumuhay at
b. cursive kabayanihan ng isang tauhang may kapanyarihan at
c. hieroglyphics kababalaghan.
d. stone carving a. Alamat
b. Epiko Ans: d
c. Kasaysayan 25. “If eyes are made for seeing, then beauty is its own
d. Parabula excuse for being.” Is taken from the poem?
Ans: b a. The Bells
18. These stories which reflect the people’s beliefs are b. Sonnets
handles down from generation to generation by word of c. Don Juan
mouth. d. Rhodora
a. novels Ans: a
b. folktales 26. A great epic poem whose plot centers around anger
c. prose and wrath of achilles against Agamemnon, a Greek
d. poetry leader.
Ans: b a. Bernardo Carpio
19. A type of literature which narrates heroic deeds and b. The Illiad of Homer
supernatural happenings with local color and which c. The Odyssey
people sing or chant d. Myth
a. epic Ans: b
b. poetry 27. “ I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my
c. verse soul” is taken from the poem?
d. riddles a. O Captain, My Captain
Ans: a b. Invictus
20. He wrote the famous letter “To the Women of c. The Arrow and the Song
Malolos.” d. The Tragedy of Lords
a. Gregorio H. del Pilar Ans: b
b. Andres Bonifacio 28. He was the American President who said “Ask not
c. Jose Rizal what America will do for you, but what together we can
d. Emilio Jacinto do for the freedom of a man.”
Ans: c a. Gerald Ford
21. A kind of literary piece which moralizes and was b. Franklin Roosevelt
written in letter form between two sisters dwelling in the c. Harry Truman
city and the other in the province. d. John F. Kennedy
a. Urbana at Felisa by: M. de Castro Ans: d
b. Pasyon – a religious play 29. The speech of Abraham Lincoln which ends, thus;
c. Manang Biday “Than the government of the people, by the people, for
d. Biag ni Lam – ang the people, shall not perish from the earth.” is in his
Ans: a famous?
22. He is the author of “ The legend of Sleepy Hollow” a. Farewell Address at Springfield
Which revolves around a headless horseman’s tale. b. Address at Gettysburg
a. George Orwell c. Inaugural Address
b. Robert Frost d. Speech before the Union
c. Washington Irving Ans: c
d. Walton Shaw 30. The figure of Speech which uses exaggerated
Ans: c statement for aesthetic reason.
23. Considered as one of the world’s greatest short a. alliteration
stories and it is Edgar Allan Poe’s story of terror about a b. onomatopoeia
hypochondriac living in morbid fear. c. hyperbole
a. Annabel Lee d. metaphor
b. The fall of the House of Uber Ans: c
c. Macbeth 31. Isang Kuwentong naglalahad ng isang katotohanan.
d. The Raven a. Parabula
Ans: b b. Pabula
24. He is Edmond Rostand’s famous character who is c. Epiko
poet and a soldier noted for his peculiar nose. d. Alamat
a. Roxanne Ans: a
b. Don Quixote 32. Ang lumikha ng awit na “Ang Bayan Ko”
c. Don Juan a. Jose Rizal
d. Cyrano de Bergerac b. Constancio De Guzman
c. Severino Reyes and associative impressions of the character in a story.
d. Manuel Conde a. flashback
Ans: b b. stream – of – consciousness
33. Si Pascual Poblete c. dream sequence
a. Makata ng Tagalog d. narration
b. isang manunulat na pari Ans: b
c. Ama ng Pahayagang Tagalog 42. When the primary aim of a work of literature is to
d. maghihimagsik expound some moral, political or other precepts.
Ans: c a. value – oriented
34. Sagisag na hindi kailanman ginagamit ni Marcelo H. b. didactic
del Pilar sa pagsulat c. aphoristic
a. Pupdok d. argumentative
b. Dolores Manapat Ans: a
c. Piping Dilat 43. A designation that serves as an index of popular
d. Basang Sisiw literacy taste and judgement.
Ans: a a. Golden Glove
35. Unang aklat na nalimbag sa Pilipinas b. Pulitzer Prize
a. Diaryong Malaya c. Best Seller
b. Doctrina Christiana d. Nobel Prize
c. Ang Balita Ans: c
d. And Diaryo 44. What is the literary term which means harsh and
Ans: b discordant sounds introduced for poetic effect.
36. His famous work is Mona Lisa a. Assonance
a. Jose Rizal b. Alliteration
b. Leonardo da Vinci c. Cacophony
c. Juan Luna d. Trochaic
d. Bartolucci Ans: c
Ans: b 45. In English verse, a poetic foot having one stressed
37. Ama ng Dulaang Tagalog syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.
a. Manuel L. Conde a. Iambic
b. Amando V. Fernandez b. Dactyllic
c. Severino Reyes c. Anapestic
d. Malang d. Trochaic
Ans: c Ans: d
38. Ang Sagisag na panulat ni Andres Bonifacio
a. Anak – bayan
b. Taga – ilog
c. Comedyang Bingi
d. Lolo Tiko
Ans: a
39. The award – winning, world – famous Juan Luna
Painting
a. La Spolarium
b. The Women of Paris
c. Riceland
d. My Hometown
Ans: a
40. Known for his excellence of Characterization,
Swiftness of narrative and clarity of style.
a. Edgar Allan Poe
b. George Bernard Shaw
c. Ralph Waldo Emerson
d. Guy De Maupassant
Ans: b
41. A narrative technique in non – dramatic fiction
intended to render the flow of visual, auditory, physical