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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. When was Caitaani Mutharabaini published?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1985.

2. Who wrote Facing Mount Kenya?
(a) Alan Paton.
(b) Obi Wali.
(c) Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ.
(d) Jomo Kenyatta.

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

4. What term used by the author in the Introduction is defined by him as having the effect of annihilating a people's belief in their names, languages, unity, and ultimately, themselves?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Communal restructuring.
(c) A cultural bomb.
(d) Educational restructuring.

5. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?
(a) 10 km.
(b) 20 km.
(c) 30 km.
(d) 50 km.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "Maitũ" translate to in English?

2. How many copies of Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ did the publishers initially print?

3. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?

4. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?

5. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?

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