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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 (Parts IV-V): "The Language of African Literature" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?
(a) Kamaandura.
(b) Northern Ndebele.
(c) Khoekhoe.
(d) Luganda.

2. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Illiteracy.
(c) Tribes.
(d) War.

3. 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) Communal restructuring.
(b) Educational restructuring.
(c) Segregation.
(d) A cultural bomb.

4. In his Introduction, the author states that the theme of this book is taken from a poem by what Guyanese poet?
(a) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Wole Soyinka.
(d) Martin Carter.

5. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was there a declaration of a state of emergency over Kenta that led to all schools being run by the colonial regime?

2. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?

3. Who wrote The Palm-wine Drunkard?

4. What does the author describe as the second aspect of language as culture in Chapter 1, Part IV?

5. Where is the campus of Makerere University College located that the author attended a historic meeting of African writers as described in Chapter 1, Part II?

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