Basic Information
What year was Nick Joaquin declared as National Artist for Literature in the Philippines?
a. 1975
b. 1970
c. 1976
d. 2006
1976
Joaquin was declared a national artist in 1976 under the regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
The most famous poem of Magdalena Jalandoni.
Who was declared as the 2009 National Artist in Literature?
Lazaro Francisco
What is the reason why Magdalena Jalandoni was only writing for the Publications?
Male - Dominated Society
Jose Garcia Villa
When was Virgilio Almario born?
March 4, 1944
What do you call the five-series novel of F. Sionil Jose?
a. Po-on
b. Makinayon
c. Ang Luha ng Buwaya
d. The Rosales Saga
D. The Rosales Saga
This writer was awarded with the 1977 Republic Cultural Heritage Award.
a. Edith L. Tiempo
b. Magdalena Jalandoni
c. Virgilio Almario
d. Atang De la Rama
b. Magdalena Jalandoni
Literary critics and historians claim that she has mastered a special talent for poetry and description as well as dramatic evocations of landscapes and events in her novels and short stories.
Who is this writer/author?
a. Magdalena Jalandoni
b. Edith L. Tiempo
c. Virgilio Almario
d. Bienvenido Lumbera
a. MAGDALENA JALANDONI
What language was used by Magdalena Jalandoni in her works making her the first Filipino writer to use the said language?
Hiligaynon
Who is Ka Saro? State his Full Name.
Lazaro A. Francisco
A novel written by Amado V. Hernandez which talks about poor farmers uniting against the greedy desires of the prominent family of the Grandes.
a. Luha ng Buwaya
b. Ang mga Ibong Mandaragit
c. Ang Gitara
d. Isang Dipang Langit
a. Luha ng Buwaya
Who were the two declared NATIONAL ARTIST IN LITERATURE in 1973?
JOSE GARCIA VILLA
AMADO V. HERNANDEZ
Siyokoy is a term coined by ____________ that refers to Filipino-language hybrid words seemingly derived from both English and Spanish. Who is this National Artist?
a. Bienvenido Lumbera
b. Edith L. Tiempo
c. Virgilio Almario
d. Nick Joaquin
c. Virgilio Almario
He gained prominence as a writer for his masterful use of the Tagalog Language.
a. Ka Saro
b. Rio Alma
c. Quijano De Manila
d. Doveglion
a. Ka Saro/ Lazaro Francsico
From the national artists that were discussed, who is the husband of Atang De la Rama?
Amado Vera Hernandez
A short story was written by Jose Garcia Villa in 1932, which is set in the Philippines and centered on Dodong, a farmer's son who marries young. When seventeen-year-old Dodong decides to marry his sweetheart, Teang, his father feels that Dodong is too young to marry but cannot stop him.
Footnote To Youth
Who among the writers was recognized for his success in using the English Language to express, reflect and shape Philippine Sensibility?
a. N.V.M Gonzales
b. F. Sionil Jose
c. Ka Saro
d. Rio Alma
a. N.V.M Gonzales
He was only one of two faculty members accepted to teach at the University of the Philippines without holding a degree.
N.V.M Gonzales
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From what word is Rio Alma derived?
From the surname of Virgilio ALMARIO.
Rama, Hari is based on what Indian Literature?
The Ramayana
What are the pen names used by Amado V. Hernandez?
Amante Ernani
Herninia Dela Riva
Julio Abril
He was imprisoned for his involvement in the communist movement.
Amado V. Hernandez
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