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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. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?
(a) 22.
(b) 13.
(c) 28.
(d) 16.

2. What is the name of the secret diary that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ kept while in political detention?
(a) Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ.
(b) Mwandĩki wa Mau Mau Ithaamĩrioinĩ.
(c) Ngaahika Ndeenda.
(d) Matigari ma Njiruungi.

3. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1959.

4. 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)?
(a) European-African literature.
(b) Afro-European literature.
(c) African Exile literature.
(d) Neo-African literature.

5. Who wrote The Palm-wine Drunkard?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Martin Carter.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Birago Diop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?

2. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?

3. What was the elitist institution for Africans in colonial Kenya where Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended high school?

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

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

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