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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 was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?
(a) Northern Ndebele.
(b) Kamaandura.
(c) Luganda.
(d) Khoekhoe.

2. 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.

3. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Obi Wali.
(d) Birago Diop.

4. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1959.

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 aberration.
(b) Colonial alienation.
(c) Colonial affectation.
(d) Colonial distinction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hausa is the first language of approximately how many people?

2. When was there a declaration of a state of emergency over Kenta that led to all schools being run by the colonial regime?

3. Since when does the author state imperialism has affected the lives of even the peasants in the remotest corners of our countries in his Introduction?

4. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?

5. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?

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