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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. What does the author describe as a constant theme in the stories that he grew up listening to?
(a) Marriage is a holy sacrament.
(b) Power lies in the hands of those who seize it.
(c) Children are the product of their parents' actions.
(d) Cooperation as the ultimate good in a community.

2. When did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ earn the Noma Award for his secret diary he kept while in political detention?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1991.

3. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1980.

4. Who does the author attribute with changing language all the time?
(a) The peasantry and working class.
(b) The upper and royal classes.
(c) The intellectual elite and educators.
(d) The petty-bourgeoisie.

5. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?
(a) "A democracy for and of the people."
(b) "An awakened peasantry and working class."
(c) "A socialist unity derived from commonality of purpose."
(d) "Themselves."

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does the author borrow the phrase "empty space" in Chapter 2, Part III (37)?

2. The author states in Chapter 2, Part II that drama has origins in human struggles with what?

3. What character in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ moves in a matatu taxi from Nairobi to Ilmorog?

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

5. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?

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