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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Illiteracy.
(d) Poverty.

2. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?
(a) Agricultural control.
(b) Physical control.
(c) Environmental control.
(d) Mental control.

3. Since when does the author state imperialism has affected the lives of even the peasants in the remotest corners of our countries in his Introduction?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1884.

4. What language did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speak growing up?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Bantu.
(c) Gĩkũyũ.
(d) Hausa.

5. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?
(a) Latin.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Gĩkũyũ.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?

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

4. How many wives did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?

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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