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

2. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o begin writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1975.

3. What does "Ngaahika Ndeenda" translate to in English?
(a) A Meeting in the Dark.
(b) I Will Marry When I Want.
(c) Mother Sing for Me.
(d) Devil on the Cross.

4. What was the elitist institution for Africans in colonial Kenya where Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended high school?
(a) The Ndebele High School.
(b) The Oxford High School.
(c) The Alliance High School.
(d) The Niflheim High School.

5. When was The Black Hermit first produced?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?

2. When did the author begin attending Makerere University College?

3. During what years was Gakaara wa Wanjaũ detained in prison?

4. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?

5. Who wrote Catching Them Young?

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