GENERAL EDUCATION

LITERATURE

LITERATURE
60. Archimedes shouted Eurika! What did we take this to mean?
A. Wonderful
C. Mystery
B. Enjoyment
D. Discovery
61. I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day. This is a famous quote from
A. Andres Bonifacio
C. Benigno Aquino
B. Jose P. Rizal
D. Manuel L. Quezon
62. Shakespeare once said. My honor is my life, both grow as one, take honor from me and my life
is gone, What is the correct interpretation for this?
A. His life is determined by his honor
B. He values honor as much as his life
C. He prefers honor instead of life
D. He values life before honor
63. Run from anything that gives you the evil thought...... but stay close to anything that makes you
want to do right.
It is about defeating ______.
A. wrong decisions
C. temptation
B. righteousness
D. faith
64. Thomas Carlyle said The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder-a waif.....It
could be interpreted as ________.
A. there should be sufficient energy in ones life.
B. ones life doesnt need to be controlled.
C. direction can never come into ones life
D. there should be a strong driving force in ones life.
65. The bible tells us, There is a right time and a right way to do everything.
A. Plan well your words and deeds.
B. You can determine your own time.
C. Your time is yours and nobody else.
D. Say and do things anytime.
66. Our commitments can develop us or they can destroy us, but either way, they will define us.
Choose the line below that has the same meaning.
A. Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to.
B. Our commitments need to be planed way ahead.
C. We must make full commitment is what we need today.
D. Half-heated commitment is what we need today.
67. Who wrote about the ill fated love affair of Jose Rizal and Leonor Rivera?
A. Francisco B. Icasiano
C. Arturo R. Rotor
B. Nick Joaquin
D. Zoilo Galang
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68. What is known as a body of poetry, which originated from among the common people of
England?
A. Ode
C. Lyric Poems
B. Ballad
D. Elegy
69. What is a distinguishing characteristic of a sonnet?
A. 31-syllable poem
C. 16-line lyric
B. 14-line lyric
D. 17-syllable poem
70. If eyes were made for seeing, then ______ is its own excuse for being.
A. beauty
C. friendship
B. love
D. joy
71. What season is it, with the line, He ruffles every lily-pond? Where blossoms kiss and part.
A. Spring
C. Autumn
B. Winter
D. Summer
72. The line from the Koran. Woe to every backbiter, talks of _______.
A. anguish for those who defend unrighteousness
B. misery for those who talks ill of others
C. punishment for those who say good things
D. sorrow for those who oppose others opinion
73. The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want...... is an expression of ones
A. love for self
C. blind ignorance
B. poverty
D. total submission to God
74. Who is considered the most outstanding among Filipino Playwrights in English?
A. Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
C. Severino Montano
B. Carlos P. Romulo
D. Leon Ma. Guerrero

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