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

2. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o begin writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1982.

3. When was The Black Hermit first produced?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1969.

4. What is the competition set to choose at the feast of thieves and robbers in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?
(a) The three most effective of the thieves and robbers.
(b) The two most humble of the thieves and robbers.
(c) The two wisest of the thieves and robbers.
(d) The seven cleverest thieves and robbers.

5. What term from Chapter 1, Part VI refers to a person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation?
(a) Comprador.
(b) Matador.
(c) Conquistador.
(d) Compatriate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the peasant and his wife awaiting the arrival of in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

2. What word from the text refers to something relating to the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope?

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

4. Who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed?

5. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?

(see the answer key)

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