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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) 1977.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1975.

2. What was the play The Black Hermit meant to celebrate?
(a) Kenya's Independence.
(b) Uganda's Independence.
(c) Nigeria's Independence.
(d) Somalia's Independence.

3. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?
(a) Kĩgũũnda Maximum Security Prison.
(b) Ituĩka Maximum Security Prison.
(c) Kĩmaathi Maximum Security Prison.
(d) Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.

4. What three colors comprise the flag of Kenya?
(a) Black, red, and green.
(b) Black, yellow, and green.
(c) Red, yellow, and green.
(d) Black, green, and blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Part IV, the author states that "Language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of communication and" what (13)?

2. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

3. When was Caitaani Mutharabaini published?

4. Where was the author working as the Chairman of the Literature Department when he was arrested?

5. What did a very cruel prison superintendent warn Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o against writing?

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