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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. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?
(a) "A socialist unity derived from commonality of purpose."
(b) "Themselves."
(c) "An awakened peasantry and working class."
(d) "A democracy for and of the people."
2. When was Things Fall Apart published?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1982.
3. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?
(a) "A sickness."
(b) "A subversive character."
(c) "A counterintelligent adversary."
(d) "A powerful enemy."
4. 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) "European culture."
(b) "Western philosophies."
(c) "European languages."
(d) "Western ideologies."
5. 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."
Short Answer Questions
1. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?
2. What novel of the author's did he hope to give a transcript of to Chinua Achebe at the writers' conference described in Chapter 1, Part II?
3. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?
4. In Chapter 1, Part I, the author asserts, "The choice of language and the use to which language is put is central to" what (4)?
5. What term used by the author in the Introduction is defined by him as having the effect of annihilating a people's belief in their names, languages, unity, and ultimately, themselves?
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