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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. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) Ngũgĩ wa Miriĩ.
(b) Birago Diop.
(c) Amos Tutuola.
(d) Martin Carter.

2. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?
(a) I Will Marry When I Want.
(b) Devil on the Cross.
(c) Mother Sing for Me.
(d) A Meeting in the Dark.

3. When did the Kenya government outlaw Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Cultural Center and ban all theater activities in the entire area?
(a) June 30, 1982.
(b) March 23, 1980.
(c) July 23, 1983.
(d) March 11, 1982.

4. Where is the Wolof language primarily used?
(a) Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
(b) Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania.
(c) Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon.
(d) Algeria, Libya, and Egype.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language was Hekaya Za Abunuwasi written?

2. Hausa is the first language of approximately how many people?

3. What does the Ituĩka ceremony mark?

4. On what date did Ngaahika Ndeenda open to a paying audience?

5. Who wrote Catching Them Young?

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