LITERARY APPRECIATION(Literatures of the Worlds, Famous Quotes, Passages, & Lines)

by: Anthony Laurea (Duenas GCHS)

FAMOUS QUOTES & LINES

1. A famous lines goes, “A thing of beauty is a _______ forever.”A. dream B. virtue C. joy D. good

2. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This line stand for ………….A. homeliness B. plain C. ugliness D. simplicity

3. President Manuel L. Quezon strongly said “I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos rather than one run by foreigners”. What does this mean?A. Foreign leaders are better in government.B. Leadership can be had only from foreigners. C. Filipinos are incapable of running the government.D. Though full of difficulties, Filipinos are preferred to lead.

4. What does the author mean in these utterances? “Nothing that happens in this world ever happens by chance; it is all part of a grand design”.A. ambition B. destinyC. dream D. luck

5. “I value a man for the size of his heart” can be interpreted as________.A. mans kindness is most importantB. the size of the heart determines the length of lifeC. man will perish without a big heartD. man’s love is measured by the size of his heart

6. “Join the rally”, the activist shouted. What was asked of the listeners?A. sympathy for a cause B. willingness to listenB. apathy for a cause D. avoidance of group action

7. Rousseau advised, “Have a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion”. He is referring to one’s ………….A. duty B. family C. security D. investment

8. Who remembered for this famous quotation?“My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to may country begins.”A. Manuel L. Quezon B. Manuel A. RoxasC. Carlos P. Romulo D. Dr. Jose P. Rizal

9. Who said “The Filipino is worth dying for”?A. Benigno Aquino B. Carlos P. GarciaC. Jose Rizal D. Fidel V. RamoS

10. George Bernard Shaw said “You see the things that are and you ask why. But I dream things that never were and ask why not.” Such lines speak of his______.A. clear thinking B. immortality C. curiosity D. imagination

11. Anatole France in Thai is quoted often for these lines. “Fish, which are put upon dry land, die, in the same way, monks who leave their cells and mix with the world deviate from their holy purpose.” This means_________.A. Living another life means death.B. One should stay only in his habitat.C. Monks should never leave out of the monastery.D. Monks living out of the monastery violate their holiness.

12. Quezon is quoted after on, “I prefer a government run like hell by Filipino…” This means:A. Filipinos can better run their country.B. Filipinos are not good leaders.C. Filipinos should be governed by foreigners.D. Filipinos should depend on foreigners for good governance.

13. “I am a Filipino…child of the marriage of the East and West.” Carlos P. Romulo means:A. Filipinos deserve to be called Asians. B. Filipinos are oriental.C. Filipinos are occidental. D. Filipino is a mix of the Orient and Occident.

14. Respect and reverence is in these lines. Choose one.A. Have faith in Divine Providence…B. Love your country…it’s the home of your peopleC. I die just when I see the dawn break…D. I have but one life to give…

15. “I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos rather than one run by foreigners.” This according to Quezon means:

A. Governance by Filipinos is excellentB. Leadership of Filipinos are full of troublesC. Filipinos given the chance can leadD. Foreigners are strong leaders

16. “I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day” is a quotation from Rizal. This gives the time of his death which is A. sometimes at sunset B. sometimes at dawnC. sometimes in midnight D. sometimes at noon

17. “To be or not to be, that is the question”, this is Hamlet’s frame of mind. What is being portrayed then?A. Pride B. Pity C. Indecision D. Decisiveness

18. “While a cold hand snatched you away like a kite – I should have come home”. This line expresses …………A. Love B. Sadness C. Regret D. Affection

19. According to the scholars of language, “Filipinos find it hard to learn tenses”. What could be the reason for this?A. Filipinos are not good in English. B. Tense can’t be translated in Filipino.C. English has many tenses than Filipino. D. Filipino tense is different from English.

20. The line quoted “nevermore” is taken from the poem ………A. The Raven B. The SleeperC. Lenore D. Ulalume – A Ballad

21. “Good name in man and woman… is the immediate jewel of the souls”, this line is taken from …………A. Macbeth B. As You Like ItC. Othello D. Merchant of Venice

22. Who is famous for this particular line: “Either you are with us or against us”.A. Bill Clinton B. Ronald ReaganC. George W. Bush D. George Washington

23. Samuel Johnson said: “To trifle with the most vocabulary is to tamper with the currency of human intelligence”. What does he most likely mean?A. Punning is frivolous and transgressive use of language.B. People who make puns are not intelligent.C. People should be wary of making puns that are to playful.D. If we did not have puns, we are not considered intelligent.

24. Which statement contradicts this particular line: “The world of the fiction writer is full of matter”?A. Books about theoretical principles are not usually popular.B. Emotional writing tends to have more significance for the writer.C. Most people are more comfortable in expressing ideas than feelings.D. Some writers are able to write abstractly which engages the senses of the writers.

25. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”. This line is delivered by ………….A. George Washington B. Abraham LincolnC. John F. Kennedy D. Richard M. Nixon

26. “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” This line is from ………….A. Mao Tse Tung B. Lao TzuC. Karl Marx D. Winston Churchill

27. What does Lao Tzu mean when he said “A journey of a thousand leagues begins in a single step”?A. Finish something, start on time. B. Make good use of time.C. Act with the sense of urgency. D. Finish ahead of schedule.

28. What is George Bernard Shaw’s attitude toward dreaming when he said: “You see things; and you say ‘why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘why not?’ ”A. Straightforward B. Sarcastic C. Sarcastic D. Humorous

29. _________ is Steven Javellana’s novel that is about a woman caught in the middle between her love for her husband, and her native customs and social conventions.A. “Watch in the Night” B. “Without Seeing the Dawn”C. “The Twilight Saga” D. “Panday Pira”

30. What is the principal means through which culture is transmitted from generation to generation?A. Education B. Action C. Language D. Diffusion

31. “The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want. . .” is an expression of one’s ________.A. poverty B. blind ignorance C. love for self D. submission to God

32. The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks ofA. Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion.B. Punishment for those who say good things.C. Anguish for those who defend unrighteousness.D. Misery for those who talks ill of others.

33. Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a purpose is like a ship without rudder a waif…” It could be interpreted as ________.A. ones a life doesn’t need to be controlledB. there should be sufficient energy in ones lifeC. direction can never come into ones lifeD. there is a strong driving force in ones life.

34. “Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today.” Such is a good advice for those who ______.A. predict B. profess C. procrastinate D. proliferate

35. “I die when the dawn breaks to herald the day.” This is a famous quote fromA. Benigno Aquino B. Jose P. RizalC. Manuel L. Quezon D. Andres Bonifacio

36. The statement, “Speaks evil of no man,” refers to ________.A. truth B. amazement C. gossip D. shock

POETRY

1. What is the usual topic or central theme of lyric poetry?A. Music B. Nature C. Songs D. Emotions

2. This is considered as the greatest contribution to prose of the 17th century.A. Drama B. Essay C. Poetry D. Novel

3. All are example of Gnomic verses except …………A. Folk Tale B. Fable C. Legend D. Riddle

4. Sappho is considered as the …………A. passionate and loving poet. B. a model of women in Greece.C. greatest woman poet of antiquity. D. leader of women in Lesbos.

5. Life, so they say is just a gameAnd they let it slip awayDon’t let life slip awayGrasp it while you canWe may never pass this way again.

What does the stanza suggest?

A. opportunity comes once, grab it.B. there is a second life anywayC. life will be gone in a secondD. we will all pass away

6. Our favorite song goes:No man is an islandNo man stands aloneEach man’s joy is joy to meEach man’s grief is my own.

This song expresses __________.A. individualization B. solitude C. independence D. brotherhood

7. What is the main idea that can be inferred from the stanza below?

“Time is a pair of scissors And life, a bolt of brocade When the lost section is done The scraps are committed to be bonfire.”

A. Transitory of Life B. Beauty of LifeC. Cruelty of Life D. Destruction of Life

8. What does Sappho tell the lesbian woman about her death in the poem below?

To an uncultured Lesbian Woman

“Yes, thou shalt die, And lie Dump in the silent tomb; Nor of thy name Shall these by any fame.”

A. She will find peace. B. She will be forgotten.C. She will be placed in a tomb. D. She is infamous in death.

9. What could be the author’s feeling towards lesbian woman? (please refer to item number 8)A. Pity B. Sadness C. Regret D. Anger

10. Which of the statements below supports this statement: “The Homeric poems greatly influenced the development of Greek civilization”.A. Greeks became architects of history. B. Greeks became great warriors of human dignity.C. Greeks became the center of religious beliefs.D. Greeks became models of conduct for later generations.

11. The lines of the poem below describe Africa as a land that is …………

AFRICA by David Deop

Africa, my Africa Africa of proud warriors In ancestral savanna Africa of whom my grandmother Songs

A. Beautiful and Free B. Undeveloped and War TornC. Mysterious and Uncivilized D. Unexplored and Primitive

12. Who is speaking in the poem below?

“Sunset and the evening star A. An ambitious guest And one clear call for me B. A fisherman

And may these be no moaning of the bar C. A dying manWhen I put out to the sea.” D. An astronaut

13. The word Gospel is derived from a Greek word that means the ………….A. revelation of God. B. creation of God.C. message of God. D. law of God.

14. The book of ………… of the Bible teaches that there is no man that can comprehend human undeserved suffering.A. Psalm B. Revelations C. Genesis D. Job

15. What word infers the moral of the lines from the poem “The ideal Wife”?

Favors is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but womanThat feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

A. Beauty B. Favor C. Feareth D. Praised

16. What virtue is shown in the poem below?

“It’s the little things we do or say A. HumilityThat make or break the beauty of the B. KindnessAverage passing day. C. ThoughtfulnessHeart, like doors, will open with ease D. ConfidentialityTo very, little keys,And don’t forget that two of theseAre “I thank you” and “If you please”.

17. The lines below are taken from what poem?“A Violet by a mossy stone A. The Lost LoveHalf hidden from the eye! B. Annabel LeeFair as star, when only one C. OasisIn the shining Sky.” D. Osymandias

18. The lines below are taken from which poem?

“So live, that when thy summons come join the innumerableCaravan, which moves to that mysterious realm, where eachShall take his chamber in the silent halls of death.”

A. The Prairies B. The Yellow VioletB. Thanatopsis D. The Forest Gump

19. What sonnet has the following lines?

“I love thee with a love I seemed to lose with my lost saints - I loveThee with the breadth, smiles, tears, of all my life! And, if GodChoose, I shall but love thee better after death.”

A. Sonnet 53 B. Sonnet 43 C. Sonnet 15 D. Sonnet 14

20. The following lines are taken from what poem?

“What leaf-fringed legend haunts about thy shapeOf deities or mortals, or of both.”

A. Ode on a Grecian Urn B. Ode to a NightangleC. Ode on Melancholy D. Ode to the West Wind

21. What is Walter D. Wintle’s attitude towards the power of the mind as seen in the following lines from his poem “If you think”?“If you think you are beaten, you are A. SeriousIf you think you dare not, you don’t! B. HopefulIf you want to win, but you think you can’t C. OptimisticIt’s almost a cinch you won’t.” D. Pessimistic

22. Carl Sandburg noted Abraham Lincoln’s ………… in the lines below.

“Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earthWho is both steel and velvet, who is hard as rock and as softAs drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox ofTerrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect.”

A. Discipline B. Management C. Achievement D. Leadership

23. Coleridge cited what cultural belief about threshold in the lines of his poem “Christabel”?

“The lady sank, belike through pain, And Christabel with might and mainLifted her up, a weary weight,Over the threshold of the gate:Then the lady rose again,And moved, as she were not in pain.”

A. Anybody could cross the thresholdB. Evil spirit could not cross a Christian threshold.C. The threshold was sanctuary of persons in pain.D. A clean heart could help one cross the threshold.

24. The author of the poem “When I was One-and-Twenty” mentioned the idea …………. in the following line:

When I was One-and-Twenty But not your heart away,I heard a wise man say, Give pearl away and rubiesGive crowns and pounds and guineas But keep your fancy free.

A. Experience is the best teacher. B. Teaching is the best experience.C. Experience changes people’s lives. D. Experience makes people wise.

26. Solve the riddle below:

“From the heaven I fall, though from earth I began;No lady alive can show such a skin.I’m bright as angel, and light as a feather,But heavy dark when you squeeze me together.”

A. Rain B. Snow C. Star D. Storm

27. What is the meaning of the lines below?

Children picking up our bonesWill never know that these were onceAs quick as foxes on the hill.

A. the children don’t realize the danger B. The bones used to belong to living people.C. the children are quick as foxesD. The bones belonged to the foxes on the hill.

28. What does the author describe in the stanza below?

“The brook is still open where the water fallsBut over the deeper pools clear ice forms;Over the dark shapes of stones, a rotting log,And amber leaves that clattered downAfter the first heavy frost.”

A. The path she is walking on. B. An icy waterfallC. Things in the pool under the ice. D. The winter home of the heavens.

29. What do the following lines CONVEY?

“Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has the moon lost her memory A. EagernessShe is smiling alone B. LonelinessIn the lamp light the withered leaves C. OptimismCollect at my feet D. ConfusionAnd the wind begins to moan.”

30. What is the mode of these lines?

“Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise A. AfraidI must think of a new life B. DepressedAnd I mustn’t give in C. HopefulTonight will be a memory, too D. SarcasticAnd a new day will begin.”

31. Carl Sundburg wrote “Jazz Fantasia” which has for its first stanza:

“Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sobOn the long cool winding saxophonesGo to it, O jazzmen.”

Which words illustrate alliteration?A. batter and banjos B. sob and winding C. long and cool D. to and it

32. The stanza below is taken from “Barter” by Sara Teasdale. To what does Teasdale compare music?

“Life has loneliness to sell Music like a curve of gold Scent of pine trees in the rain A. the rainEyes that love you, arms that hold B. curve of goldAnd for your spirit’s still delight C. eyes that loveHoly thoughts that star the night.” D. scent of pine trees

33. Robert Frost wrote the poem “Acquainted with the Night” from which the stanza is taken:

“I have been one acquainted with the nightI have walked out in rain-back in rainI have outwalked the farthest city light.”

The poet in the stanza talks of ………….

A. isolation and loneliness B. joy getting out of the houseC. youthful delight playing in the rainD. happiness in having been acquainted with the night

34. Lines 11 and 12 are taken from the poem “Maggie and Milly and Molly and May”

“For whatever we lose( like a you or a me)It’s always ourselves we find in the sea”

Which of the following ideas in the author expressing?

A. The sea is a source of life and death.B. The sea represents all of our moods.C. The sea is the best place for a person to reflect about life.D. The sea and its surroundings can give people a fresh view on life.