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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. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Nine months.

2. In Ngaahika Ndeenda, Wangeci's monologue describes the Olengurueni women who were driven from their lands around where?
(a) Aduma.
(b) Nakuru.
(c) Eskista.
(d) Yatta.

3. 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)?
(a) "A powerful enemy."
(b) "A sickness."
(c) "A subversive character."
(d) "A counterintelligent adversary."

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

5. Who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed?
(a) Augusto Boal.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Bob Dixon.
(d) Karl Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?

2. What novel of the author's is comprised of stories within stories in a series of flashbacks?

3. When was This Time Tomorrow written?

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

5. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?

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