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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (Parts I-IV): "The Language of African Theatre".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?
(a) Communication creates culture, and culture is a means of communication.
(b) Culture creates communication, and communication is a means to culture.
(c) Culture reflects history and communication carries history.
(d) Culture and communication are unnecessary.

2. How many years of involvement had Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spent writing literature in Englis when the author began writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 31.
(d) 13.

3. About how often was the Ituĩka ceremony held by the Agĩkũyũ?
(a) Every 10 years.
(b) Every 25 years.
(c) Every 30 years.
(d) Every 15 years.

4. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Sundays.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?

3. What language did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speak growing up?

4. 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?

5. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?

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