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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 did the author submit The River Between to a writing competition by the East African Literature Bureau?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1989.

2. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?
(a) Cameroon.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Algeria.
(d) The Democratic Republic of Congo.

3. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) December 31, 1977.
(b) October 2, 1977.
(c) March 30, 1977.
(d) September 12, 1976.

4. In the book Facing Mount Kenya, the Ituĩka ceremony is described as lasting how long?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

5. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?
(a) Innate.
(b) A process.
(c) Expected.
(d) Inherent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the wall made of that stood at the back of the stage at Kamĩrĩĩthũ?

2. 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?

3. What novel of the author's is comprised of stories within stories in a series of flashbacks?

4. What essay from the book Writers in Politics does the author describe in Chapter 4, Part III?

5. Where did David Diop get his primary education?

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