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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?
(a) Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
(b) Ituĩka Maximum Security Prison.
(c) Kĩgũũnda Maximum Security Prison.
(d) Kĩmaathi Maximum Security Prison.

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

3. Who wrote Facing Mount Kenya?
(a) Obi Wali.
(b) Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ.
(c) Jomo Kenyatta.
(d) Alan Paton.

4. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?
(a) Mother Sing for Me.
(b) A Meeting in the Dark.
(c) I Will Marry When I Want.
(d) Devil on the Cross.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Maitũ Njugĩra" translate to in English?

2. Who are the peasant and his wife awaiting the arrival of in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

3. For how long was Gakaara wa Wanjaũ imprisoned for his writings in Gĩkũyũ?

4. When was Caitaani Mutharabaini published?

5. What is the Kenya Land and Freedom Army otherwise known as?

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