Objective Test

Carla Nicoyco                                                                                                          3E1

I.              Multiple Choice. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1.    All are short stories Nick Joaquin has written except:

a.    Three Generations        c. Guardia de Honor

b.    La Naval de Manila       d. Doña Jeronima

2.    To what school did the Dominicans give Nick Joaquin a scholarship?

a.    Yokohama National University                      c. St. Albert College

b.    Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University         d. Rockefeller College

3.    What recognition was given to him in 1976?

a.    National Artist for Literature     c. Cultural Heritage Award

b.    Tanglaw ng Lahi                      d. Philippine Journalist of the Year

4.    What anthology of Nick Joaquin did F. Sionil Jose edit?

a.    The Mentor Book of Modern Literature         

b.    Asian PEN Anthology

c.    c. Philippine Contemporary Literature

d.    Pathway to Philippine Literature

5.    With whom did May Day Eve end?

a.    Anastasia             c. The watchman

b.    The girls               d. The young men

6.    What room did Aguada use to look at the mirror?

a.    Patio                    c. Kusina      

b.    Mezzanine          d. Sala

7.    What was the witch Badoy was talking about like?

a.    A beautiful creature       c. A cannibal

b.    A horrible hag                d. A wonderful specimen

8.    Agueda didn’t have any of these except one:

a.    Flair          c. Salt

b.    Fire           d. Grace

9.    What did Nick Joaquin write about:

a.    Latin culture, history, and philosophy

b.    Religious beliefs, superstitions, and practices

c.    Contemporary folklore & fantasy

d.    Post-modern legends, narratives, and poetry

10.  What kind of story is May Day Eve?

a.    Comedy                           c. Horror

b.    Sadomasochism              d. Love

II.            True or False. Write ‘true’ if the statement is true and write ‘false’ if otherwise.

­­­­­­­__________1. Agueda liked Badoy that May day eve.

__________2. The first day of May was a night of divination and of lovers.

__________3. Anastasia went with Agueda to see Agueda’s future husband.

__________4. Anastasia is not a virgin.

__________5. Agueda passed away before Badoy.

III.           Matching Type. Match the names in column A with their nicknames in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

A                                                                     B

__________1. Agueda                                   a. Witch

__________2. Anastasia                                b. Darling

__________3. Grandson                                c. Devil

__________4. Badoy                                      d. Señor Only

__________5. Daughter                                 e. Martyr

                                                                        f. Harlot

Answer Key:

I.              
1. B           6. D                                  III. 1. C

2. C           7. A                                         2. E

3. A           8. A                                         3. D

4. B           9. B                                         4. A

5. C           10. D                                       5. B

II.         
 1. False    

2. True      

3. False
4. True
5. True