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Contemporary Philippine Writers

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. He is a controversial literary figure who became the first National Artist for Literature with Amado V. Hernandez in 1973. a. Gregorio Brillantes b. Nick Juaquin c. Jose Garcia Villa d. Maximo Ramos 2. She is the most respected Filipino woman fictionist in prewar days and her collection of stories won a prize in the Commonwealth literary contests in 1940. a. Estrella Alfon b. Tita Lacambra Ayala c. Paz Marquez Benitez d. Doreen Fernandez 3. He was born in Binalonan, Pangasinan and famous for his autobiographical novel America is in the Heart in1946. a. Amador Daguio b. Carlos Bulosan c. Bienvenido Lumbera d. Arturo Rotor 4. She was born in a wealthy Vigan family and her works had been included in the Bibliotheque Internationale Des Oevres De Femme in 1889. a. Aida Rivera Ford b. Jessica Hagedorn c. Magdalena Jalandoni d. Leona Florentino 5. He was one of the original five-man members of the Philippine Literary Arts Council, a multi-awarded writer, and has completed the trilogy of St. Lazarus epics. a. Cirilo Bautista b. Francisco Benitez c. Gregorio Brillantes d. Carlos Bulosan 6. She is a prolific writer who also used the penname Patricia S. Torres and her story The Virgin won first prizes in the Palanca and the Free Press Award. a. Paz Latorena

b. Kerima Polotan-Tuvera c. Maria Luisa Aguilar Igloria d. Angela Manalang Gloria 7. He was born in Bauang, La Union and his How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Stories won first prize in the First Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. a. Rolando Tinio b. Eric Gamalinda c. Manuel Arguilla d. Salvador Lopez 8. She was born in Lucena, Tayabas and was an editor of the Womans Journal, the first feminine literary magazine in English published in the Philippines. a. Carmen Guerrero Nakpil b. Jessica Hagedorn c. Edith Tiempo d. Paz Marquez Benitez 9. She was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, a prolific writer of short stories, poems, and juveniles, and a columnist of Weekly Women Magazine. a. Tita Lacambra Ayala b. Gilda Cordero Fernando c. Carmen Guerrero Nakpil d. Aida Rivera Ford 10. He is a multi-awarded author, film critic, literary historian, scholar and he published Revaluation, Tagalog Poetry, Abot Tanaw, Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa and Writing the Nation or Pag-Akda ng Bansa. a. Bienvenido Lumbera b. Maximo Ramos c. Nick Joaquin d. Carlos Angeles