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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 (Parts I-IV): "The Quest for Relevance" .

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) Albert Gerard.
(d) Martin Carter.

2. Where was gunpowder invented?
(a) Africa.
(b) Europe.
(c) China.
(d) The Americas.

3. What dance is despicted in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in Chapter 2, Part V?
(a) The Mwomboko dance.
(b) The Kpanlogo dance.
(c) The Aduma dance.
(d) The Moribayasa dance.

4. What publishing house did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ establish?
(a) Kĩgũũnda Book Service.
(b) Wanjaũ Book Service.
(c) Ituĩka Book Service.
(d) Gakaara Book Service.

5. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?
(a) Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
(b) Kĩgũũnda Maximum Security Prison.
(c) Kĩmaathi Maximum Security Prison.
(d) Ituĩka Maximum Security Prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?

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

3. The author states in his Introduction that he will look at the African realities as affected by the great struggle between two opposed forces in Africa today. These are an imperialist tradition and what?

4. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?

5. What was the elitist institution for Africans in colonial Kenya where Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended high school?

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