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

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

3. Where did David Diop get his primary education?
(a) Mauritania.
(b) Guinea.
(c) The Ivory Coast.
(d) Senegal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IV, "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people's" what (15)?

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

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