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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. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?
(a) 30 km.
(b) 20 km.
(c) 50 km.
(d) 10 km.

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

3. When was the Ituĩka ceremony banned in Kenya?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1919.

4. Who does the author attribute with changing language all the time?
(a) The upper and royal classes.
(b) The intellectual elite and educators.
(c) The peasantry and working class.
(d) The petty-bourgeoisie.

5. Where is the Wolof language primarily used?
(a) Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
(b) Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania.
(c) Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon.
(d) Algeria, Libya, and Egype.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?

2. When did Kenya attain independence from Great Britain?

3. Who wrote The Wretched of the Earth?

4. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?

5. In Ngaahika Ndeenda, Wangeci's monologue describes the Olengurueni women who were driven from their lands around where?

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