View a FREE sample

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. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. Who was the first Kenyan African Drama and Literature officer that oversaw the Schools Drama Festival?
(a) Wasambo Were.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Léopold Sédar Senghor.
(d) Obi Wali.

3. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?
(a) To control the people's beliefs.
(b) To control the people's history.
(c) To control the people's community.
(d) To control the people's wealth.

4. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1952.

5. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?
(a) French.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Gĩkũyũ.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?

2. Where did David Diop get his primary education?

3. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?

4. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?

5. When did the author submit The River Between to a writing competition by the East African Literature Bureau?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample