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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. Who wrote the book African Language Literatures that is referred to in Chapter 1, Part VII?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Albert Gerard.
(c) Birago Diop.
(d) Martin Carter.

2. Who wrote Catching Them Young?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Gabriel Okara.
(c) Bob Dixon.
(d) Sir H. Rider Haggard.

3. What term does the author define in Chapter 1, Part VIII as "literature written by Africans in European languages in the era of imperialism" (27)?
(a) European-African literature.
(b) African Exile literature.
(c) Neo-African literature.
(d) Afro-European literature.

4. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, Part V as having said, "... the blacks ... are inferior to the whites on the endowments of both body and mind ..." (18)?
(a) Sir H. Rider Haggard.
(b) Gabriel Okara.
(c) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Bata shoe factory established?

2. The chorus in Ngaahika Ndeenda asks where the grave is for whom?

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

4. What cell number did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o have in prison?

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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