ALIT MIDTERMS

• San Juanico Bridge


  Infrastructure that connected Leyte and Samar, built during the Marcos administration
• Ahimsa


  Ancient Indian principle of non-violence
• Masagana 99


  Program launched in 1973 by Marcos to increase rice production
• Self-important


  Produces nothing and self-destroying
• Leadership by example


  Unselfish, self-obligating
• Jose P. Laurel


  President of the Republic of the Philippines during WWII
• "Fair hope my fatherland"


  Quote by Jose Rizal
• Rafael Palma


  4th President of the University of the Philippines
• Juan Luna


  Awarded the highest prize in the artistic world
• Jaycee


  Civic organization that trains 18-24 year olds to become great leaders
• Leadership by Preachment


  Alternative to leadership by example
• Devils of Loudun


  Leadership that produces fanatics of divine rulership
• People's Republic of China


  Official name of China
• Confucius


  First sage of China
• Mencius


  Second sage of China
• Cai Lun


  Inventor of the papermaking method
• Great Wall of China


  Most famous landmark in China
• South Korea


  Country known as the "Land of the morning calm"
• Sijo


  Korean traditional poetic form that emerged in the Goryeo period
• North Korea


  Country called "The Hermit Kingdom"
• China


  Country called "The Red Dragon of Asia"
• Japan


  Country known as "The Land of the Rising Sun"
• Tu Fu


  One of the greatest Chinese realist poets
• Li Bai


  Romantic poet, counterpart to the realist poet Tu Fu
• Hwang Sun-mi


  South Korean novelist and professor, best known for her fable "The Hen who dreamed she could fly"
• Chinese New Year


  Most important event in China
• Shamanism


  Religion that involves the practitioner talking with spirits
• The Tale of Heike


  Epic account of the struggle between the Minamoto and the Taira clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei war
• Hangul


  Korean alphabets used in South Korea
• Chosongul


  Korean alphabets used in North Korea
• Kojiki


  Oldest piece of Japanese literature
• Han Dynasty


  Dynasty that refined the new version of Confucianism
• Confucianism


  Ancient Chinese belief system which focuses on personal ethics and morality
• Pilgrim's Progress


  First printed work of fiction in Korea
• Shintoism


  Indigenous religion of Japan
• Matsuo Basho


  Most famous Haiku poet in Japan
• Christianity


  Religion in Japan that has only 1.5% believers
• Oh Jung-Hee


  South Korean woman who received both the Yi Sang literary award and Dong In literary award
• Leadership by Example


  Theme of the convention where President Marcos delivered his speech at the opening ceremonies of the 20th Jaycees National Convention on October 2, 1968
• Mother Teresa


  Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work for the poor people