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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (Parts VI-X): "The Language of African Fiction".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author poses the question in Chapter 1, Part VIII, "What is the difference between a politician who says Africa cannot do without imperialism and the writer who says Africa cannot do without" what (26)?
(a) "Western philosophies."
(b) "European culture."
(c) "Western ideologies."
(d) "European languages."

2. When was The Black Hermit first produced?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1969.

3. What word from the text refers to something relating to the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope?
(a) Epistemological.
(b) Linguistical.
(c) Orinthogical.
(d) Pseudoliteral.

4. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1959.

5. How many copies of Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ did the publishers initially print?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?

2. What term does the author define in Chapter 1, Part VIII as "literature written by Africans in European languages in the era of imperialism" (27)?

3. Where is the Wolof language primarily used?

4. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?

5. When was the Bata shoe factory established?

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