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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author's favorite novel by Joseph Conrad?
(a) Lord Jim.
(b) The Secret Agent.
(c) Heart of Darkness.
(d) Nostromo.

2. Who was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo/Zaire from 1965 to 1997?
(a) Gabriel Okara.
(b) Mobutu Sese Seko.
(c) Amos Tutuola.
(d) Kim Chi Ha.

3. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?
(a) Birago Diop.
(b) Martin Carter.
(c) Amos Tutuola.
(d) Obi Wali.

4. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) March 30, 1977.
(b) October 2, 1977.
(c) December 31, 1977.
(d) September 12, 1976.

5. What does "Maitũ Njugĩra" translate to in English?
(a) Mother Sing for Me.
(b) Devil on the Cross.
(c) A Meeting in the Dark.
(d) I Will Marry When I Want.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does the author define in Chapter 1, Part VIII as "literature written by Africans in European languages in the era of imperialism" (27)?

2. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?

3. What word from the text refers to the conventional spelling system of a language?

4. What does the author describe as the ultimate arbiter of form in Chapter 3, Part VI?

5. The chorus in Ngaahika Ndeenda asks where the grave is for whom?

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