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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 2, Part II that drama has origins in human struggles with what?
(a) Itself.
(b) Outsiders.
(c) Oppressors.
(d) Nature and others.

2. Who wrote Facing Mount Kenya?
(a) Jomo Kenyatta.
(b) Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ.
(c) Alan Paton.
(d) Obi Wali.

3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?
(a) Mental control.
(b) Physical control.
(c) Environmental control.
(d) Agricultural control.

4. When were Kamĩrĩĩthũ and the other villages around Limuru established?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1960s.

5. How large was the work force of the Bata shoe factory at the time when Ngaahika Ndeenda was produced?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?

2. 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)?

3. When was This Time Tomorrow written?

4. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?

5. What was the wall made of that stood at the back of the stage at Kamĩrĩĩthũ?

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