UGRD-GE6108 Philippine Popular Culture Quiz 6

1. The most important of the folk speeches is the riddle of tigmo in Cebuano, bugtong in Tagalog,
paktakon in Ilongo, and patotototdon in Bicol.
- True
2. Metro Manila Popular Music Festival, the country's first songwriting competition, was first
founded in 1977 and launched by the Philippine Popular Music Foundation.
- True
3. The pre-colonial inhabitants of our islands show a rich past through their folk speeches, folk
songs, folk narratives, and indigenous rituals and mimetic dances that confirm our ties with our
Western neighbors.
- False
4. Popular artists in the 1970s included Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Eddie Peregrina, Ramon Jacinto,
Victor Wood, and Asin.
- True
5. The extended form, the tanaga, the mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain, which expresses
insights and lessons about life, is "more emotionally charged than the treacherous proverb, and
thus has an affinity with folk lyrics."
- True
6. Folk song, is a form of folk lyric that expresses hopelessness and failures, people's struggles as
well as their death.
- False
7. The typical unfamiliarity of Filipino with his indigenous literature was primarily due to what was
impressed upon him: that his country had been "discovered" and, thus, Philippine "history" only
began in 1521.
- True
8. The Philippines produces genres such as Action, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, etc.
- True
9. The nationalistic pride rousings of the 1960s and 1970s have helped bring about this change of
mindset among a new generation of Filipinos concerned about the "Filipino heritage."
- True
10. Philippine literature is literature from prehistory, through its colonial legacies, and through the
present, connected with the Philippines.
- True
11. Basket weaving, weaving of back-strap looms, weaving of headgear, weaving of fishnet and
other weaving types are examples of Weaving.
- True
12. OFM is currently used by Filipino musicians and singers as a catch-all term for popular music
written and performed by it.
- False
13. Stilt homes, country houses and aerial buildings are examples of Modern architecture.
- False
14. Dances, plays, and dramas are examples of Folk (oral) literature.
- False
15. Boat-making homes, and maritime activities are examples of Maritime transport.
- True
16. Older movies depicted the average Filipino in poverty. Nowadays the majority of movies are
portrayed as an elite class.
- False
17. Traditional arts bearers may be called Gawad Manggagawa ng Bayan (GAMABA), equivalent to
the National Worker.
- False
18. Philippine literature's diversity and richness grew with the country's culture.
- False
19. Painting, non-folk sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media works,
illustration, graphic arts, performance art, and imaging are examples of literature.
- False
20. Philippine art refers to the works of art that have evolved and accumulated in the Philippines
from the beginning of the country's civilization up to the present period.
- True
21. Pre-Hispanic literature in the Philippines was in fact epics passed down from generation to
generation, initially through written tradition.
- False
22. Original Pilipino music, now more commonly called original Pinoy music or OPM, originally only
referred to Philippine pop songs, particularly ballads, such as those popular after the collapse of
their predecessor, the late 1970s Manila sound.
- True
23. Haw-Haw-De-Karabaw is a movie that depicts middle-class Filipino.
- False
24. The advent of Pilita Corrales, Sylvia La Torre, Diomedes Maturan, Ric Manrique Jr., Ruben
Tagalog, Helen Gamboa, Vilma Santos, Edgar Mortiz, Carmen Camacho and many others
occurred during the 1950s, 1960s and before the 1990s.
- False
25. Non-ornamental metal crafts, martial arts, mystical healing arts, herbal arts and ancient
constellations are examples of Other artistic expressions of traditional culture.
- True
26. Renowned artists in the 1990s included Eraserheads, April Boy Regino, Rivermaya, Jaya, Agot
Isidro, Vina Morales, Donna Cruz, Jolina Magdangal, Jessa Zaragoza, Ariel Rivera, South Border,
Carol Banawa, Yano, Introvoys, AfterImage, Side A, Andrew E., Lani Misalucha, April Boys, Color
It Red, Roselle Nava, and Blakdyak, among many others.
- True
27. Woodcarving and non-argile folk sculpture are examples of architecture.
- False
28. Hat-making, masking, shoes, ornamental metalwork are examples of Ornament, textile, or fiber
art.
- True
29. Music of the Philippines involves musical performance arts developed in various genres and
styles in the Philippines or by Filipinos.
- True
30. Poetry, fiction, essay, and literary/art criticism are examples of visual arts.
- False
31. Manny Pacquiao is a known boxer who is born in 1978 in General Santos City Philippines
- True
32. Being influenced by foreign invaders, the Philippines did not manage to keep its own identity.
- False
33. From its roots, OPM was based in Manila, where the dominant languages are Tagalog and
English.
- True
34. Theatrical direction, theatrical performance, theatrical production design, theatrical light and
sound design, and theatrical playwriting are all part of the theater.
- True
35. On average, Filipino households will have 3 to 5 television sets.
- False
36. Philippine art reflects the wide variety of cultural influences on the culture of South Korea and
its society, and how those influences refined the arts of the country.
- False
37. Proverbs or aphorisms express norms or codes of conduct, community beliefs or values by
offering nuggets of wisdom in a short, rhyming verse.
- True
38. The media produced in the Philippines is most popular in its native country, but it also attracts
audiences around the world, those who moved abroad to find job opportunities.
- True
39. Calligraphy, tattoos, folk art, folk drawing and folk painting are examples of Folk graphic and
plastic arts.
- True
40. The Philippines is ranked #1 in the usage of Social Media.
- True
41. Sarah Geronimo, Julie Anne San Jose, Angeline Quinto, Jonalyn Viray, Rachelle Ann Go, Christian
Bautista, Kitchie Nadal, Barbie's Cradle, Moonstar88, Aiza Seguerra, Toni Gonzaga, Richard Poon,
Nina, Yeng Constantino, KZ Tandingan, Nyoy Volante, Hale, Spongecola, Jake Zyrus, Jed Madela,
Erik Santos, Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Abra, and Gloc-9 are among the leading OPM artists in
the 2000s and 2010s.
- True
42. The Philippine art can be divided into two different parts, traditional arts and non-traditional
arts.
- True
43. Ceramics, potted clay and folk art sculpture are examples of Pottery.
- True
44. Between the 1990s and 2000, OPM was led by such artists as Regine Velasquez, Pops Fernandez,
APO Hiking Society, Kuh Ledesma, Jose Mari Chan, Dingdong Avanzado, Janno Gibbs, Ogie
Alcasid, Martin Nievera, Manilyn Reynes, Lea Salonga, Francis Magalona, Sharon Cuneta, Sheryl
Cruz, Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Gary Valenciano, among many others.
- False
45. Epics, songs, and myths are examples of Folk performing arts.
- False
46. Composition, musical direction, and musical production are all part of the music.
- True
47. The media produced, even while taking ques from other foreign media, is still very distinctive
and unique on its own.
- True
48. The most popular shows on television are usually Game Shows and Dramas like Soap Operas.
- True
49. Non-traditional arts which are bearers of non-traditional arts cannot be nominated as National
Artist, equal to Gawad Manlilika ng Bayan.
- False
50. Dance choreography, dance direction and dance performance are examples of dance.
- True