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Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig

Prelim Exam
Literature 2

Directions: Write the best answer on the space a. Editorial b. Journal c. Diary d. Essay
provided before the number. 14. Is a series of events and character actions that
relate to the central conflict.
1. It is the art form of language through the combined a. Theme b. Point of View c. Plot d. Character
use of words, creating meaning and experience. 15. hero:protagonist; villain:_____
a. Literature b. Picture c. Music d. Theater a. optimist b. pessimist c. antagonist d.
2. A parable is... anthropologist
a. an unverified story handed down from earlier times 16. He/She wrote the story
b. a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson a. autobiography b. narrator c. author d. artist
c. often employing character animals that speak and 17. It was built as a tribute to its national hero, Dr.
act like humans Jose Rizal.
d. often a story of origins, how the world and a. Corregidor b. Pastor House c. Luneta Park d.
everything in it came to be MOA
4. The Philippines exports these crops except for. 18. These are Chinese beliefs except for...
a. bananas b. apples c. coconuts d. pineapples a. Fascism b. Buddhism c. Confucianism d. Taoism
5. Italians:Pasta;Filipinos:________ 19. The Philippines is predominantly Christian.
a. Adobo b. Letchon c. Rice d. Wheat Approximately 84% are Roman Catholic, 10%
6. Is a figure of speech which refers to a difference Protestants and 5% Muslims.
between the way something appears and what is a. true b. Only the first part is true
actually true. c. false d. only the 2nd part is true
a. Metaphor b. Irony c. Simile d. Symbol 20. The largest and most complete regal garden
7. These are the examples of Filipino traits. existing in China
I. We Filipinos never run out of jokes a. The Old Town of Pingyao b. The Summer Palace
II. We Filipinos have incomparable sense of hospitality c. The Temple of Heaven d. Yungang Grottoes
III. We Filipinos are very creative and inventive 21. Feng shui has played an important part in early
IV. We Filipinos are so superficial Chinese literature
a. I and II b. II, III and IV a. true b. false c. partly correct d. undecided
c. I and III d. all of the above 22. He was the 13th President of the Republic of the
8. This is China’s largest complex of ancient sacrificial Philippines and a known film actor and director.
buildings. a. Jose Rizal b. Ferdinand Marcos
a. The Temple of Heaven b. Badaling Great Wall c. Joseph Estrada d. Benigno Aquino III
c. The Forbidden City d. Yungang Grottoes 23. It constitutes 252 caves and 51,000 statues
9. Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest and a. The Old Town of Pingyao b. The Summer Palace
most complex and has been heavily influenced by c. The Temple of Heaven d. Yungang Grottoes
Confucianism. 24. Was a political and military leader of the 20th
a. true b. false c. partly true d. undecided century of China
10. Identify the erroneous word. a. Chiang Kai-Shek b. Mao Zedong
Chinese marriage is arranged between families and c. Sun-Yat Sen d. Jiang Zemin
A B C 25. “Do not do unto others what you do not want
polygamy was the norm. done to yourself”
D a. Mao Zedong b. Mencius
11. Is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who c. Sun Tzu d. Confucius
takes part in the action of a short story or literary
work.
a. Theme b. Point of View c. Plot d. He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who
Character does not ask remains a fool forever. – Chinese
12. Is a personal account of a person’s of a person’s Proverb
life written by another person.
a. Biography b. Autobiography c. Character Sketch
13. Is a brief work of nonfiction that offers an opinion
on a subject.
Answer Key

1. A 11. D 21. B
2. B 12. A 22. C
3. D 13. D 23. D
4. B 14. C 24. A
5. C 15. C 25. D
6. B 16. C
7. D 17. C
8. A 18. A
9. A 19. A
10. D 20. B