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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?

2. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?

3. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?

4. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?

5. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Léopold Sédar Senghor's views on language?

2. Who is David Diop and what was his perspective on language?

3. What are the two main strands of the petty-bourgeoisie in Africa that the author describes in Chapter 1, Part VI?

4. How does the author describe the peasant's relationship to language in Chapter 1, Part VII?

5. Who were the Mau Mau?

6. How are language and communication products of each other?

7. What was Chinua Achebe's stance on language?

8. What dramas was the author exposed to during his education?

9. What significant event in 1884 determined the fate of the future of Africa?

10. What are the three aspects of language as culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the establishment of the Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Cultural Centre. What was the mission of this institution? Why was this location chosen for the center? How is the physicality of the center described?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the oral storytelling traditions of Kenya. What were the subjects of these stories? How were they related and who was the audience? What happened to these oral traditions when colonization came to dominate the continent?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the origins and history of drama, ritual, and ceremony in Africa. Where does all drama originate, according to the author? What rituals were performed in pre-colonial Africa? What happened to African drama during colonization?

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