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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 (Parts I-IV): "The Quest for Relevance" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head of the English Department at Nairobi University in 1968?
(a) Dr. Kim Chi Ha.
(b) Dr. Bob Dixon.
(c) Dr. Martin Carter.
(d) Dr. James Stewart.

2. What was the play The Black Hermit meant to celebrate?
(a) Kenya's Independence.
(b) Uganda's Independence.
(c) Nigeria's Independence.
(d) Somalia's Independence.

3. What was the author's fourth novel in English?
(a) A Grain of Wheat.
(b) The River Between.
(c) Petals of Blood.
(d) Weep Not, Child.

4. What did a very cruel prison superintendent warn Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o against writing?
(a) Memoirs.
(b) Poems.
(c) Novels.
(d) Letters.

5. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?
(a) War.
(b) Tribes.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Illiteracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?

2. When was Caitaani Mutharabaini published?

3. Who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress?

4. What novel did the author's headmaster at Alliance High School admonish for introducing sex sequences between whites and blacks in South Africa?

5. When did Professor Micere Mũgo give a speech in Nairobi entitled "Written Literature and Black Images"?

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