___ 1. Which does not explain why people
celebrate festivals
A. To welcome a good harvest
B. To express religious fervours
C. To commemorate a historic event
D. To rejoice for the coming of a new born
baby
___ 2. Which best describes Panagbenga
festival?
A. Tribute to the city’s flowers
B. It is a fertility Rites dance rituals
C. A thanksgiving for the gift of nature, rich
culture and bountiful harvest
D. An expression of religious fervours
___ 3. Why revelers and devotees of Sto. Nino
painted their faces with black soot during
the Ati-atihan festival?
A. To attract the tourists to join the festive.
B. To express their feelings to Sto. Nino.
C. To remember the pact between the Ati’s
and the Malays.
D. To mimic the Ati’s appearance.
___ 4. Which statement is the meaning of the
phrase ”Hala Bira”! in Ati-atihan festivals?
A. Keep going, rain or shine.
B. It is a battle cry while defending their
Island
C. It is a belief that Sto. Nino will protect
them from harm and illness
D. An act of worship to Sto. Nino.
___ 5. Why do Davaoenos celebrated
Kadayawan Festivals?
A. To celebrate the culture and tradition of
the ethnic tribal groups.
B. To celebrate people’s pagan origin and
their acceptance of Christianity.
C. To celebrate the bountiful harvest.
D. To celebrate their rise from the
devastation they experienced.
___ 6. Which BEST describes Festival?
A. A form of art that shows culture, belief
and traditions
B. A way to give families a time to gather
together
C. A way to help increase the relations
among the people
D. A method of promoting responsible and
community-based tourism
___ 7. Which BEST describes how theater and
festival are similar with each other?
A. Both is a form of art that shows culture
and tradition
B. Both is a form of art that connects to real
life situation
C. Both theater and festival is a way of
performing
D. Both uses different styles and techniques
___ 8. Which festival is celebrated to re-enact
the story of Longinus?
A. Moriones C. Sublian
B. Ati-atihan D. Ibalong
___ 9. Listed are the characteristics of
Philippine Sarsuwela, EXCEPT _____.
A. written in prose from one to five acts.
B. uses alternately spoken and sung word.
C. features dramatic skits, song and dance.
D. depict romantic love among idealized
Filipino character.
___ 10 Vaudeville was a type of entertainment.
What kind of entertainment did they
show?
A. festival performances C. chariot races
B. variety acts D. sports
___ 11. Which of the following best describes a
"script"?
A. the "chapters" of a play/drama
B. the problem or struggle in a story
C. the place where a drama is performed
D. the written words that characters speak
and directions in a play/drama
___ 12. A speech given by a character on stage
while he/she is alone.
A. Monologue C. Soliloquy
B. Aside D. Dialogue
For Items 13-15
Analyze the statement below and choose the
letter of the correct answer from the box
A. Statement I is true and statement II is
false
B. Statement I and statement II are true
C. Statement I is false and Statement II is
true
D. Statement I and statement II are false
___ 13. Statement I: Moro-moro portrays clash
between Christians and Filipino Muslims.
Statement II: Komedya, theatrical
traditions in the Philipppines used by the
Spaniards to spread Christianity.
___ 14. Statement I: Pre historic times theatre
constitute rituals, verbal jousts or games,
and songs and dances praising their
respective gods.
Statement II: Komedya lost popularity,
because of the vaudeville and the silent
movies.
___ 15. Statement I: music/rhythm refers to the
actors voice as they speaks
Statement II: spectacles are visual
elements that the audience sees as they
watch the pla
