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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 essay from the book Writers in Politics does the author describe in Chapter 4, Part III?
(a) "Performance of Literature and Power."
(b) "Literature and Society."
(c) "Literature in Production."
(d) "The Struggle for Cultural Freedom."

2. Where is Ibadan University located?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Chad.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Nigeria.

3. Who wrote King Solomon's Mines?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
(c) Sir H. Rider Haggard.
(d) Gabriel Okara.

4. Who is the protagonist in Cry, the Beloved Country?
(a) Stephen Kumalo.
(b) Nderi wa Riera.
(c) Wanja.
(d) Nyakinyua.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?

2. Along with what other two lecturers did the author present a rejection of the primacy of English literature and cultures at Nairobi University?

3. What three colors comprise the flag of Kenya?

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. What was the author's earliest short story, which was published in the literary journal at Makerere University College?

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