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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. Since when does the author state imperialism has affected the lives of even the peasants in the remotest corners of our countries in his Introduction?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1865.

2. When was This Time Tomorrow written?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1945.

3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?
(a) "Themselves."
(b) "An awakened peasantry and working class."
(c) "A democracy for and of the people."
(d) "A socialist unity derived from commonality of purpose."

4. What country's government does the author describe as having a Literature Bureau that would not publish an African noel which had any but religious themes and sociological themes free from politics in Chapter 3, Part IV?
(a) Rwanda.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Rhodesia.

5. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?
(a) Algeria.
(b) Cameroon.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) The Democratic Republic of Congo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "axiomatic" mean, as used in Chapter 1, Part I?

2. In Chapter 1, Part IV the author states that language as communication has three aspects. The first of these is the language of real life, which he attributes to having been coined by whom?

3. What novel did the author's headmaster at Alliance High School admonish for introducing sex sequences between whites and blacks in South Africa?

4. When did the Kenya government outlaw Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Cultural Center and ban all theater activities in the entire area?

5. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?

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