Republic of the Philippines

Naval State University

Naval, Biliran

College of Tourism

Final Examination in World Literature

Test I- Multiple Choice. Direction: Read each sentence carefully. Pick the letter of the correct answer. Erasures
are considered wrong.
1. The Midsummer Night’s Dream play opens with the upcoming marriage of which couple?
a. Hermia and Lysander c. Oberon and Titania
b. Theseus and Hippolyta d. Titania and Botto
2. What does Puck transform Nick Bottom’s head into?
a. A fairy b. A goat c. A woman d. An ass
3. Which character do Lysander and Demetrius both fall in love with after Puck sprinkles their eyes with love
juice?
a. Helena b. Hermia c. Blossom d. Titania
4. Why are Oberon and Titania fighting at the beginning of the play?
a. He is tired of her using Puck for her own errands.
b. He wants custody of the Indian boy.
c. She is angry that he is always meddling in human affairs.
d. She is secretly in love with Bottom.
5. Dupin suggested that G. was having difficulty solving the case because ---.
a. Of its simplicity c. He was inept
b. The perpetrator was so cunning d. There was no case to solve
6. The letter was taken from --- by the minister, who was seen taking it.
a. Dupin’s office c. The Royal apartment
b. Minister D’s office d. A Paris post office
7. She is described as an ambitious, unsatisfied woman who suffered her life for ten years just to pay their
debt for losing the necklace that she had borrowed during the ball.
a. Madame Mathilde Loisel c. Helen c. Clytemnestra d. Medea
8. Dupin intentionally left his snuff box at Minister D.’s house to find reason to return the next day. The
underlined words mean:
a. Jewelry box b. Cigarette box c. Sun glasses d. Small box
9. The letter was stolen by the unscrupulous minister. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
a. Unprincipled man b. Clever and wise man c. Mad man d. Unprofessional man
10. Why did Macbeth order for the execution of the Mac Duff’s family?
a. Because he was afraid that the oracle may happen
b. Because he was afraid that the young Mac Duff might dethrone him
c. Because they are a hindrance to his plans
d. None of the above
11. What is the most significant flaw in the temperament of Macbeth?
a. His pride b. His principle c. His determination to revenge d. His madness
12. What kind of struggle does Macbeth undergo in the play?
a. A struggle between his ego and principle c. A struggle within himself
b. A struggle between his destiny and his beliefs d. None of the Above
13. What had caused the procrastination of Hamlet’s action in avenging his father’s death?
a. It is his madness
b. It is his nature of being a principled man.
c. It is his weakness and fear to suffer a sling of arrows and outrageous fortune
d. It is his troubled mind
14. What had caused the difficulty of solving the case in “The Purloined Letter”?
a. Because of the simplicity of the matter
b. Because the prefect underestimated the ability of the thief
c. Because of the cleverness of Minister D.
 d. Because the letter is no longer in the thief’s possession
15. If Okonkwo and Macbeth both met their tragic fate, what particular characteristic do they possess that lead
them to such end?
a. being too proud b. being too principled c. being too brave
16. The necklace that is worn by the main character in the story is an example of---
A. characterization b. symbolism c. irony d. all of the above
17. “Respect begets respect. Kindness must be paid with kindness.” In this statement, what philosophical
concept is being emphasized?
a. Buddhism b. Taoism c. Confucianism d. none of the above
18. Uncle’s Tom Cabin centers on---
a. Sexism b. Racism c. individual differences d. status in the society
19. “He behaves like a hen, that eats its own egg.” What kind of character is being implied in the statement?
a. Scornful b. traitor c. incest d. evil
20. The appearance of Hippolyta and Thesues at the end of the play in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
signifies that---
a. Every dream must return to rationality c. every dream must have balance
b. Every dream must be awaken d. every dream must be real
21. “A huge wind that comes and sweeps. His fellows off the grass. When he dies up there in the tree tops, the
mushroom grows right out of his head and breaks open lightly dusting afternoon.” What concept is being
injected in this excerpt?
a. Taoism b. Confucianism c. Buddhism d. Christianity
22. “The troubles of modern life come from being divorced from nature.” What concept is being
emphasized in this quote?
a. Taoism b. Confucianism c. Buddhism d. Christianity
23. “It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he
can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.” What concept is emphasized in this quote?
a. Taoism b. Confucianism c. Buddhism d. Christianity
24. “If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.” What concept is being
inferred?
a. Taoism b. Confucianism c. Buddhism d. Christianity
25. The competition for a man’s love according to the poem “My Husband’s Tongue is Bitter” is---
a. Fought at the cooking place b. through beauty c. through nursing him

Test II. Identification: A. Identify who/what is being referred to by each statement below.
1. The boy who was offered by the Igbo people to receive blessings for their land.
2. She is the love interest of Hamlet who drowned herself upon knowing the death of her father.
3. It is the period of enlightenment in Buddhism.
4. The position being offered to Macbeth by King Duncan if he will defeat their enemy.
5. He is an African man who left her wife, despised and scorned his own culture and married Clementine.
6. They believe that there is life after death and follow the teaching of the Ten Commandments.
7. He is a famous poet who is motivated by the spirit of alcohol in writing.
8. He was prophesized that his heirs will become kings and thus it alarmed Macbeth a lot.
9. He murdered his own brother by poisoning him in order to be declared as king of Denmark.
10. The family who forcefully sold Uncle Tom because of their debt.

B. Give the name of the author of the following masterpieces: Observe correct spelling. Wrong spelling wrong.
1. My Husband’s Tongue is Bitter 4. Things Fall Apart 7. The Necklace
2. The Purloined Letter 5. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 8. Macbeth
3. A Midsummer Night’s Dream 6. Hamlet

Test III. Enumeration. Give what is being asked in each number below.
11. Eight Fold Paths (1-8) 3. Characteristics of Existence (13-15)
12. Four Noble Truths (9-12) 4. Factors of enlightenment (16-22)