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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?
(a) Devil on the Cross.
(b) I Will Marry When I Want.
(c) A Meeting in the Dark.
(d) Mother Sing for Me.

2. 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 wealth.
(d) To control the people's community.

3. Who wrote the book African Language Literatures that is referred to in Chapter 1, Part VII?
(a) Birago Diop.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Martin Carter.
(d) Albert Gerard.

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

5. What novel of the author's did he hope to give a transcript of to Chinua Achebe at the writers' conference described in Chapter 1, Part II?
(a) Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ.
(b) A Grain of Wheat.
(c) The River Between.
(d) Weep Not, Child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term does the author define in Chapter 1, Part VIII as "literature written by Africans in European languages in the era of imperialism" (27)?

3. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?

4. What does the word "axiomatic" mean, as used in Chapter 1, Part I?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, Part I, as an effect of colonization, Africa was defined in the languages of Europe. What three languages does he describe?

(see the answer key)

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