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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. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Fridays.

2. When were Kamĩrĩĩthũ and the other villages around Limuru established?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1940s.
(d) The 1970s.

3. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o begin writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1977.

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

5. When did Kenya attain independence from Great Britain?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote The Palm-wine Drunkard?

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

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, Part I, as an effect of colonization, Africa was defined in the languages of Europe. What three languages does he describe?

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

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