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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (Parts I-IV): "The Language of African Theatre".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?
(a) Horse.
(b) Man.
(c) Missile.
(d) Child.

2. What term from Chapter 1, Part VI refers to a person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation?
(a) Comprador.
(b) Compatriate.
(c) Conquistador.
(d) Matador.

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?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1865.

4. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IV, "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people's" what (15)?
(a) "Family and bloodline."
(b) "Perceptions of outsiders."
(c) "Suffering and domination."
(d) "Experience in history."

5. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?
(a) "A powerful enemy."
(b) "A counterintelligent adversary."
(c) "A subversive character."
(d) "A sickness."

Short Answer Questions

1. About how often was the Ituĩka ceremony held by the Agĩkũyũ?

2. 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)?

3. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, Part V as having said, "... the blacks ... are inferior to the whites on the endowments of both body and mind ..." (18)?

4. Hausa is the first language of approximately how many people?

5. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?

(see the answer key)

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