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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. When was there a declaration of a state of emergency over Kenta that led to all schools being run by the colonial regime?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1952.

2. The author poses the question in Chapter 1, Part VIII, "What is the difference between a politician who says Africa cannot do without imperialism and the writer who says Africa cannot do without" what (26)?
(a) "Western ideologies."
(b) "European languages."
(c) "Western philosophies."
(d) "European culture."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?

2. 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?

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

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

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