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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 was the head of the English Department at Nairobi University in 1968?
(a) Dr. Martin Carter.
(b) Dr. James Stewart.
(c) Dr. Kim Chi Ha.
(d) Dr. Bob Dixon.

2. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Birago Diop.

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

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

5. 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) 1884.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a very cruel prison superintendent warn Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o against writing?

2. What is the name of the secret diary that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ kept while in political detention?

3. Who wrote the novel Mister Johnson?

4. How large was the work force of the Bata shoe factory at the time when Ngaahika Ndeenda was produced?

5. What performance troupe first performed The Trial of Dedan Kimathi?

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