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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 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?
(a) Communal restructuring.
(b) Educational restructuring.
(c) A cultural bomb.
(d) Segregation.

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

3. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?
(a) Alan Paton.
(b) Obi Wali.
(c) Francis Imbuga.
(d) Léopold Sédar Senghor.

4. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?
(a) "A democracy for and of the people."
(b) "An awakened peasantry and working class."
(c) "Themselves."
(d) "A socialist unity derived from commonality of purpose."

5. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?
(a) I Will Marry When I Want.
(b) Devil on the Cross.
(c) A Meeting in the Dark.
(d) Mother Sing for Me.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speak growing up?

2. What does the author describe as the second aspect of language as culture in Chapter 1, Part IV?

3. What was the approximate population of Kamĩrĩĩthũ in 1975?

4. When did the Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Culture Center begin functioning?

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

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