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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 (Parts VI-IX): "The Language of African Literature" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) European-African literature.
(b) African Exile literature.
(c) Afro-European literature.
(d) Neo-African literature.

2. Where is the campus of Makerere University College located that the author attended a historic meeting of African writers as described in Chapter 1, Part II?
(a) London, England.
(b) Kampala, Uganda.
(c) Cairo, Egypt.
(d) Nairobi, Kenya.

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

4. In Chapter 1, Part IV, the author states that "Language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of communication and" what (13)?
(a) "A carrier of culture."
(b) "A symbol of unity."
(c) "A carrier of history."
(d) "A product of necessity."

5. When was Things Fall Apart published?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hausa is the first language of approximately how many people?

2. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?

3. Where did David Diop get his primary education?

4. In Chapter 1, Part IV the author states that language as communication has three aspects. The first of these is the language of real life, which he attributes to having been coined by whom?

5. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?

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