This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Periods > Contemporary > Contemporary Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Contemporary Literature Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. A) Flash Fiction. B) Slam Poetry. C) Book to Movie Adaptations. D) Young Adult Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slam Poetry. 2. Is "Godot" God? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maybe. 3. A literature influenced by the Spanish contexts of Christianity, at least they embodied several Filipino sentiments and values. A) Awit and Corrido. B) Zarzuela and Cenaculo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awit and Corrido. 4. The earliest form of poetry was believed to be ..... ? A) Danced and acted. B) Presented and published. C) Sung and recited. D) Known. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sung and recited. 5. In the following sentence, what does the word disheveled mean?The bumpy bus ride left Robin's hair disheveled. A) Disarranged. B) Damaged. C) Well-groomed. D) Untouched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disarranged. 6. Public education was offered during the American period. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. The setting of the story was mainly at the A) Town. B) Classroom. C) Ice-cream parlour. D) Pizza Shack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Classroom. 8. Mass media flourished during the American period. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 9. What did Joel and Natalie see when they walked to Mr. Gelati's ice-cream shop? A) There's no one at the shop. B) They could see his shop was full. C) Mr. Gelati was sick. D) Someone is angry at the shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They could see his shop was full. 10. Did Joel win pizza for a year? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. It is a Greek word which means "to scatter about" . A) Literature. B) Diaspora. C) Poetry. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaspora. 12. What are the Filipinos' greatest struggles during the contemporary period? A) Democracy and justice. B) Democracy and money. C) Justice and education. D) Democracy and education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy and justice. 13. Fill in the blank.Even though Harry apologized profusely, Alexandra was still ..... that he had spilled soda on her favorite shirt A) Infuriated. B) Disheveled. C) Pejorative. D) Inhibited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infuriated. 14. What is Waiting for Godot about? A) Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot in a barren wasteland, but he never shows up. B) American teenagers, obsessed with pop culture, wait for the newest musical idol, Godot. C) A Southern African-American woman leaves her wretched life and makes her way to Harlem. D) It is an allegory about the desire for a communist utopia is betrayed by Stalin/"Godot". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot in a barren wasteland, but he never shows up. 15. In the end, did Joel write the essay about his imaginary pet and finished the homework? A) Yes, he did. B) No, he didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, he did. 16. What was the tone of the speaker in "The Bells" ? A) Amazement and wonder. B) Regret and Sadness. C) Happy and Optimistic. D) Excited and Energetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazement and wonder. 17. Literatures were handed down to us through the ..... A) Songs. B) Stories. C) Word or mouth. D) Written documents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word or mouth. 18. The school just reopen from the holiday. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 19. Two or more sentences that could be complete on their own, but the writer puts them together A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-on Sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on Sentence. 20. Joel likes to eat..... A) Pizza. B) Nasi lemak. C) Spaghetti. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pizza. 21. An account of a person's life written by that person A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Memoir. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 22. All of the following are SPECIFIC details about Julia Alvarez's life EXCEPT ..... A) Her father was killed by a dictator. B) She spent her early childhood in the Dominican Republic. C) She taught courses in poetry for 12 years. D) She was born in New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her father was killed by a dictator. 23. Tom is very ..... because he is willing to learn new skateboard tricks. A) Friendly. B) Scared. C) Brave. D) Shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brave. 24. How long did the martial law take place? A) Almost 20 years. B) Almost 21 years. C) Almost 22 years. D) Almost 23 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Almost 21 years. 25. Which among the following is TRUE about Contemporary Poetry? A) It allows poets to have a rational sense of freedom. B) It is also known as "overflowing verse". C) It uses consistent meter. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allows poets to have a rational sense of freedom. 26. After the postwar era and the 1960s, Philippine literature moved to what period? A) World Period. B) Contemporary Period. C) Postwar Period. D) Precolonial Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contemporary Period. 27. Who was visiting the library? A) Joel's grandmother. B) Joel's favourite author. C) Joel's bestfriend. D) Joel's new teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joel's favourite author. 28. During the Spanish period, Philippine literature focused on the cruelty of the friars. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. How do Joel feels about his holiday? A) A very boring holiday. B) A very happy holiday. C) An exiting holiday. D) A sad holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very boring holiday. 30. All of the following are conflicts in "Daughter of Invention" EXCEPT ..... A) Daughter vs. Mother. B) Father vs. His Country. C) Teacher vs. Student. D) Father vs. Daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher vs. Student. 31. Which narrative style does Jhumpa Lahiri use in her short story "Once in a Lifetime" ? A) Second-person perspective. B) First-person perspective. C) Third-person perspective. D) First-person omniscient perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second-person perspective. 32. Anastasia Olivetti was excited to see Joel because she used the ending that Joel suggested her. True or false? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. "Whatever I see I swallow immediately" is an example of what literary element? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 34. A Filipino form of debate done in verse. A) Literature. B) Balak. C) Riddles. D) Balagtasan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balagtasan. 35. All of the following SPECIFIC details are true about Anne Sexton's life EXCEPT ..... A) Her life was happy and optimistic. B) She was born in Massachusetts. C) She married Alfred Sexton. D) She studied with Robert Lowell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her life was happy and optimistic. 36. Poet such as "Huseng Sisiw" and Francisco Balagtas became prominent during the Spanish period. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 37. Who is the author of the novel "The Kite Runner" ? A) Khaled Hosseini. B) Chimanda Ngozi Adichie. C) Jhumpa Lahiri. D) Kazuo Ishiguro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khaled Hosseini. 38. Adaptations are not new stories; they're retellings of existing stories, told from different points of view. A) Slam Poetry. B) Young Adult Fiction. C) Flash Fiction. D) Book to Movie Adaptations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Book to Movie Adaptations. 39. Stories passed down in oral or written form through history. A) Science Fiction. B) Genre. C) Traditional Literature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traditional Literature. 40. Who coined the term cyberspace? A) Charles Darwin. B) Joseph Heller. C) Bruce Bethke. D) Jack London. E) William Gibson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bruce Bethke. 41. Fill in the blank.As the tennis club's founder, Harvey felt ..... about big decisions; he thought he should have the final say. A) Disheveled. B) Pejorative. C) Infuriated. D) Proprietary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proprietary. 42. What happened when Joel, Mum, and Natalie went to Pizza Shack? A) The manager greeted, "How about a family-size Shack Special with double topping?". B) They had to pay for their pizza, as usual. C) The waiter gave them their seats and took the order. D) The manager greeted, "Ah, our pizza-for-a-year winners!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The manager greeted, "Ah, our pizza-for-a-year winners!". 43. What did the new teacher asked them to do? A) To draw a picture. B) To write about their dream. C) To write about their pet. D) To write about their holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To write about their holiday. 44. All of the following SPECIFIC details are true about Sylvia Plath's life EXCEPT ..... A) She was born in Boston. B) Both of her parents were immigrants. C) She persevered through 45 rejection slips from Seventeen magazine. D) She was married her entire life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was married her entire life. 45. What lesson was Richard's mother trying to teach him in "Black Boy" ? A) It is okay to be a bully. B) Life is fair. C) He should always make his own decisions. D) She will not always be there to take care of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She will not always be there to take care of him. 46. Anastasia Olivetti s very ..... with Joel. She gave him a big hug. A) Motivating. B) Creative. C) Determined. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friendly. 47. Gran took Joel and his sister to a burger stall at lunchtime. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Why were there so many customers at Mr. Gelati's ice-cream shop? A) People were unhappy with the ice-cream. B) Joel's Jelly Baby Freeze ice-cream was selling like hot cakes. C) The customers wanted refunds. D) There's a lucky draw at the shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joel's Jelly Baby Freeze ice-cream was selling like hot cakes. 49. These are generally short pieces of prose that revolve around already formulated thoughts. A) Short stories. B) Novels. C) Essays. D) Stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Essays. 50. All of the following SPECIFIC details are true about Amy Tan's life EXCEPT ..... A) She had planned to become a fiction writer. B) She was born in California. C) Her parents had fled Community China. D) She is still alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had planned to become a fiction writer. 51. What is Gallows Humor? A) A culture change/development/departure from modernism. B) Writing nonfiction with strongly individual voices. C) Ironic humor from the absurd/grotesque. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ironic humor from the absurd/grotesque. 52. The plot includes ..... A) Characters and setting. B) The conflict of a story. C) The resolution of a story. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. People love Mr Gelati because he is ..... A) Handsome. B) Generous. C) Kind. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generous. 54. Which among the following statements is NOT true about Oliver De La Paz A) He doesn't know yet his writing style. B) Most of his poem is rooted from his past life. C) He is a Scientist and a professor. D) He is a Filipino/American. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is a Scientist and a professor. 55. What is Joel doing during holiday? A) Watching DVD, listening to the stories, playing basketball. B) Watching DVD, listening to the stories, walking the dog. C) Watching DVD, listening to the stories, walking the dog, playing board game, swimming in the local pool, playing on the swing. D) Flying in an aeroplane, playing basketball, listening to the stories, walking the dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching DVD, listening to the stories, walking the dog, playing board game, swimming in the local pool, playing on the swing. 56. Who is Anastasia Olivetti? A) His mum. B) His grandma. C) His favourite author. D) His new teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His favourite author. 57. Chick Lit is a genre of fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 58. Joel's new teacher is ..... because she asks him to make something up A) Encouraging. B) Active. C) Beautiful. D) Diligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encouraging. 59. Novels are complete and formulated thoughts organized into prose and are formal expressions of ideas. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 60. Why was Joel wondering when his teacher told him to write? A) He had so much to write. B) He was sleepy. C) He was lazy. D) He did nothing fun during his holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He did nothing fun during his holidays. Next →Related QuizzesPeriods QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesContemporary Literature Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books