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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. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?
(a) July, 1982.
(b) November, 1981.
(c) March, 1977.
(d) September, 1976.

2. How many years of involvement had Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spent writing literature in Englis when the author began writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 31.
(d) 17.

3. What term from Chapter 1, Part VI refers to a person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation?
(a) Matador.
(b) Compatriate.
(c) Conquistador.
(d) Comprador.

4. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, Part V as having said, "... the blacks ... are inferior to the whites on the endowments of both body and mind ..." (18)?
(a) Gabriel Okara.
(b) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
(c) Sir H. Rider Haggard.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. What does the word "Maitũ" translate to in English?
(a) Mother.
(b) Bride.
(c) Sister.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dance is despicted in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in Chapter 2, Part V?

2. Who does the author attribute with changing language all the time?

3. On what date did Ngaahika Ndeenda open to a paying audience?

4. Who invented mathematical science?

5. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?

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