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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 gave the speech "Shakespeare in Africa" at Makerere University College?
(a) Professor Hegel.
(b) Professor Diop.
(c) Professor Warner.
(d) Professor Okara.

2. When were Kamĩrĩĩthũ and the other villages around Limuru established?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1970s.

3. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?
(a) Alan Paton.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Martin Carter.

4. Who is the protagonist in Cry, the Beloved Country?
(a) Nderi wa Riera.
(b) Wanja.
(c) Stephen Kumalo.
(d) Nyakinyua.

5. Who wrote A Room of One's Own?
(a) Frantz Fanon.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?

3. What was the approximate population of Kamĩrĩĩthũ in 1975?

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

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)?

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