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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. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.

2. 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 seven cleverest thieves and robbers.
(d) The two wisest of the thieves and robbers.

3. The author asserts in Chapter 3, Part IX that the reception of a work of art is what?
(a) Important to understanding audience.
(b) Secondary to the work itself.
(c) Not of concern.
(d) Part of the work itself.

4. Where did David Diop get his primary education?
(a) Mauritania.
(b) Guinea.
(c) Senegal.
(d) The Ivory Coast.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed?

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

4. For how long was Gakaara wa Wanjaũ imprisoned for his writings in Gĩkũyũ?

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?

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