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

2. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?
(a) Cameroon.
(b) The Democratic Republic of Congo.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Algeria.

3. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?
(a) Culture and communication are unnecessary.
(b) Culture reflects history and communication carries history.
(c) Culture creates communication, and communication is a means to culture.
(d) Communication creates culture, and culture is a means of communication.

4. What is the Kenya Land and Freedom Army otherwise known as?
(a) The Mau Mau.
(b) The Fante.
(c) The Red Army.
(d) The NCL.

5. What did a very cruel prison superintendent warn Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o against writing?
(a) Letters.
(b) Memoirs.
(c) Poems.
(d) Novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family is central in Ngaahika Ndeenda?

2. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IV, "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people's" what (15)?

3. Who invented mathematical science?

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

5. When was Caitaani Mutharabaini published?

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