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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (Parts IV-V): "The Language of African Fiction".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?
(a) "A subversive character."
(b) "A counterintelligent adversary."
(c) "A sickness."
(d) "A powerful enemy."

2. When did Kenya attain independence from Great Britain?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1963.

3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IV, "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people's" what (15)?
(a) "Family and bloodline."
(b) "Suffering and domination."
(c) "Perceptions of outsiders."
(d) "Experience in history."

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

5. What does the word "axiomatic" mean, as used in Chapter 1, Part I?
(a) Arbitrary.
(b) Mean-spirited.
(c) Subjugating.
(d) Self-evident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Maitũ Njugĩra" translate to in English?

2. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?

3. The author states in Chapter 2, Part II that drama has origins in human struggles with what?

4. What was the literary journal at Makerere University College?

5. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?

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