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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 (Parts VI-IX): "The Language of African Literature" .
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the author describe as a constant theme in the stories that he grew up listening to?
(a) Marriage is a holy sacrament.
(b) Cooperation as the ultimate good in a community.
(c) Power lies in the hands of those who seize it.
(d) Children are the product of their parents' actions.
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 subversive character."
(d) "A counterintelligent adversary."
3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IV, "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people's" what (15)?
(a) "Family and bloodline."
(b) "Perceptions of outsiders."
(c) "Suffering and domination."
(d) "Experience in history."
4. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1965.
5. What does the author refer to as the result of the broken harmony between the three aspects of language as communication for the colonial child?
(a) Colonial distinction.
(b) Colonial aberration.
(c) Colonial alienation.
(d) Colonial affectation.
Short Answer Questions
1. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?
2. 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)?
3. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?
4. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?
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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