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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was gunpowder invented?
(a) China.
(b) Europe.
(c) Africa.
(d) The Americas.

2. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?
(a) Culture creates communication, and communication is a means to culture.
(b) Culture and communication are unnecessary.
(c) Communication creates culture, and culture is a means of communication.
(d) Culture reflects history and communication carries history.

3. What does the word "Maitũ" translate to in English?
(a) Bride.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

4. In what book of the author's did he narrate the fate of the production of Maitũ Njugĩra?
(a) Homecoming.
(b) Barrel of a Pen.
(c) Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams.
(d) Petals of Blood.

5. In the book Facing Mount Kenya, the Ituĩka ceremony is described as lasting how long?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Kĩmaathi-led armed struggle begin leading to the British colonial regimes suspending all civil liberties?

2. What dance is despicted in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in Chapter 2, Part V?

3. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?

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

5. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?

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