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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 author describe as a constant theme in the stories that he grew up listening to?
(a) Children are the product of their parents' actions.
(b) Power lies in the hands of those who seize it.
(c) Cooperation as the ultimate good in a community.
(d) Marriage is a holy sacrament.

2. Who wrote The Palm-wine Drunkard?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Gabriel Okara.
(c) Birago Diop.
(d) Martin Carter.

3. What was the approximate population of Kamĩrĩĩthũ in 1975?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 20,000.

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. What were largely featured as the main characters in the stories that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o grew up listening to as a child?
(a) Goddesses.
(b) Gods.
(c) Animals.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?

3. What does the Ituĩka ceremony mark?

4. In Chapter 1, Part IV the author states that language as communication has three aspects. The first of these is the language of real life, which he attributes to having been coined by whom?

5. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?

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