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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 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?
(a) Comprador.
(b) Conquistador.
(c) Compatriate.
(d) Matador.

2. 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?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1865.

3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?
(a) Mental control.
(b) Physical control.
(c) Agricultural control.
(d) Environmental control.

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

5. What language did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speak growing up?
(a) Bantu.
(b) Ashanti.
(c) Hausa.
(d) Gĩkũyũ.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

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

4. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?

5. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?

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