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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. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1952.

2. Where did David Diop get his primary education?
(a) Mauritania.
(b) The Ivory Coast.
(c) Guinea.
(d) Senegal.

3. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1975.

4. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?
(a) Obi Wali.
(b) Martin Carter.
(c) Amos Tutuola.
(d) Birago Diop.

5. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?
(a) Missile.
(b) Man.
(c) Horse.
(d) Child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the elitist institution for Africans in colonial Kenya where Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended high school?

3. What term from Chapter 1, Part VI refers to a person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation?

4. What performance troupe first performed The Trial of Dedan Kimathi?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, Part I, as an effect of colonization, Africa was defined in the languages of Europe. What three languages does he describe?

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