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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (Part V): "The Language of African Theatre".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Facing Mount Kenya?
(a) Jomo Kenyatta.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ.
(d) Obi Wali.

2. In the repeated chorus in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in the text, the lyrics state that problems can be settled in what?
(a) Love.
(b) Blood.
(c) Jokes.
(d) War.

3. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) March 30, 1977.
(b) December 31, 1977.
(c) October 2, 1977.
(d) September 12, 1976.

4. What was the elitist institution for Africans in colonial Kenya where Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended high school?
(a) The Oxford High School.
(b) The Ndebele High School.
(c) The Alliance High School.
(d) The Niflheim High School.

5. Who are the peasant and his wife awaiting the arrival of in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) Gakaara and Watu.
(b) Obi and Jalaa.
(c) Mĩriĩ and Awli.
(d) Kĩoi and Jezebel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Part I, the author asserts, "The choice of language and the use to which language is put is central to" what (4)?

2. The author states in Chapter 2, Part V that "In the opening line of The Black Hermit the peasant mother is made to speak in a poetic language reminiscent in tone of" whom (43)?

3. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?

4. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?

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?

(see the answer key)

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