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In the world of journalism, Nick Joaquin was also known as _________.
Quijano de Batangas
Quiajano de Paco
Quijano de Pogi
Quijano de Manila
The story of how a young woman reconciles the contradictions of her past forges her own identity. What was her name in the story?
Connie Escobar
Melchora Andaya
Karen Esposa
Candida Gaspar
True or false: Macho, Connie's haciendero husband, turns out to be the former lover of her mother.
True
False
In the story "The Woman Who Had Two Novels" who said this: "For it now seemed inevitable that she should have come - to close a circle, to end a history... I have the strongest feeling it was Father she was looking for, all this time."
Macho Escobar
Pepe Monson
Esteban Borromeo
Antonio Conejos
“Like all magians, he was obsessed by a fear of death and the idea of immortality; but all the lore he had accumulated he found powerless to wrest the secret from life, though he had labored over countless experiments…” who was the main character in this story?
Mateo the Wizard
Mateo the Maestro
St. Sylvestre
St. Janus
What is not true from the Nick Joaquin's poem, The Innocence of Solomon?
The person was very innocent and eager to experience carnal pleasure.
He did not realize that happiness from this
pleasure is temporary.
He used his body to
satisfy his growing desire.
His innocence was corrupted by the curiosity of his mind.
True or False? He acknowledge that his innocence was gone, so closing the door from any
more wrongdoings is the best way he could go.
True
False
The play is about Manila before the outbreak of World War II. The Marasigan family composed of the dying Don Lorenzo el Magnifico and his two spinster daughters, 43-y/o Candida and 40-y/o Paula are still living in their old ancestral house located inside Intramuros, the walled city located inside the city.
A Portrait of the Filipino as an Artist
A Filipino Portrait as an Artist
An Artist's Portrait as a Filipino
A Portrait of the Artist as a Filipino
True or False: Tony kept on convincing the sisters. He even had flirted with Paula, regardless her older age for the sake of the commission he could get of selling the painting to his client who decided to raise his bid five times than before. The sisters realized the freedom they could have, the places they could travel, with that money.
True
False
True or False: In the end, Candida, Paula and Don Lorenzo died horribly with the house, but they were not completely perished, as Tony spoke for the very last time. As he declared his last line, he put all his heart on every word he delivered that it might sting in the minds of the youths, of the next generations.
True
False
From the story Summer Solstice, it was the three day festival that celebrated a ritual of fertility. This was done only by women. Many men frowned upon the extravagant dances and plays surrounding the ritual.
Tatarin
Balete Dance
St. John's Festival
Sinulog
He was the cousin of Paeng who comes back to the Philippines after studying in Europe. The story starts when the family is enjoying the days of the St. John’s festival until Guido makes suggestive comments to Lupeng, and even bending down to kiss her feet.
Benjamin
Guido
Entoy
Mario
True or False: When Lupeng rushes to find her cook, Amparo, she sees her in a compromising position on the bed which makes Lupeng blush and feel restrained about her own sexuality. This is the first trigger for Lupeng before she announces she wants admiration.
True
False
True or False: Lupeng shatters the concept of the suppressed woman when she gains control of her husband, who kisses her feet at the end of story. This makes it seem as though the internal conflict was that women are the ones who want to be the rulers of men, as seen in the Tatarin festival.
True
False
True or False: In his essay "The Heritage of Smallness," Nick said, "There is less to learn in our schools, but even this little is protested by our young as too hard."
True
False
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