Philippine Literature during the American and Japanese Colonial Periods

Question 1

Manuel E. Arguilla, one of the most promising writers during the Japanese period, survived the war.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

All Filipino citizens had access to free education even before the Americans came.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

There was strict censorship in print media during this period.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The United States of America’s policy to colonize the Philippines is called “benevolent assimilation.”

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The Philippines is the first colony of the USA.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

The Philippines was the cause of war between Japan and the United States of America.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

One of the writers during this era described it as “pessimistic and bitter.”

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The American colonial period is referred to as the “Apprenticeship Period” of Philippine literature.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

When the American colonial period started, Filipino writers readily abandoned Spanish for English.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The Japanese entered Manila on January 3, 1942.

Accepted Answer

True

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