1. 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 socialist tradition.
(b) A realist tradition.
(c) A resistance tradition.
(d) An arbitrarary tradition.

2. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Greenland.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) France.

3. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?
(a) Gabriel Okara.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Birago Diop.
(d) Martin Carter.

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

5. What does the author refer to as the result of the broken harmony between the three aspects of language as communication for the colonial child?
(a) Colonial affectation.
(b) Colonial aberration.
(c) Colonial distinction.
(d) Colonial alienation.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?

3. What is the name of the secret diary that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ kept while in political detention?

4. What was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?

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

(see the answer key)

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