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

2. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?
(a) Missile.
(b) Horse.
(c) Man.
(d) Child.

3. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Tribes.
(c) War.
(d) Illiteracy.

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

5. What does "Maitũ Njugĩra" translate to in English?
(a) A Meeting in the Dark.
(b) Mother Sing for Me.
(c) I Will Marry When I Want.
(d) Devil on the Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Catching Them Young?

2. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?

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

4. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?

5. In his Introduction, the author states that the theme of this book is taken from a poem by what Guyanese poet?

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