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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. When was Things Fall Apart published?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1962.

2. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?
(a) 20 km.
(b) 30 km.
(c) 50 km.
(d) 10 km.

3. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?
(a) Culture reflects history and communication carries history.
(b) Culture creates communication, and communication is a means to culture.
(c) Communication creates culture, and culture is a means of communication.
(d) Culture and communication are unnecessary.

4. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?
(a) 22.
(b) 28.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

5. 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) Matador.
(b) Conquistador.
(c) Comprador.
(d) Compatriate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Wolof language primarily used?

2. What novel of the author's did he hope to give a transcript of to Chinua Achebe at the writers' conference described in Chapter 1, Part II?

3. What is the name of the secret diary that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ kept while in political detention?

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

5. Who wrote Catching Them Young?

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