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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. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Birago Diop.
(d) Obi Wali.

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

3. The author states in his Introduction that he will look at the African realities as affected by the great struggle between two opposed forces in Africa today. These are an imperialist tradition and what?
(a) A resistance tradition.
(b) A realist tradition.
(c) An arbitrarary tradition.
(d) A socialist tradition.

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

5. 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) Neo-African literature.
(b) African Exile literature.
(c) Afro-European literature.
(d) European-African literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ earn the Noma Award for his secret diary he kept while in political detention?

2. How many wives did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?

3. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?

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

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

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