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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. In Chapter 1, Part I, the author asserts, "The choice of language and the use to which language is put is central to" what (4)?
(a) "A people's definition of themselves."
(b) "A people's relationship to others."
(c) "A people's notions about literature."
(d) "A people's disenfranchisement."

2. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Amsterdam.

3. What does the word "axiomatic" mean, as used in Chapter 1, Part I?
(a) Arbitrary.
(b) Self-evident.
(c) Subjugating.
(d) Mean-spirited.

4. Who wrote Catching Them Young?
(a) Bob Dixon.
(b) Sir H. Rider Haggard.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Gabriel Okara.

5. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?
(a) To control the people's history.
(b) To control the people's beliefs.
(c) To control the people's community.
(d) To control the people's wealth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the author submit The River Between to a writing competition by the East African Literature Bureau?

3. Since when does the author state imperialism has affected the lives of even the peasants in the remotest corners of our countries in his Introduction?

4. When did Professor Micere Mũgo give a speech in Nairobi entitled "Written Literature and Black Images"?

5. What does the author refer to as being the basis of a people's identity in Chapter 1, Part IV?

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