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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 was the elitist institution for Africans in colonial Kenya where Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended high school?
(a) The Niflheim High School.
(b) The Oxford High School.
(c) The Alliance High School.
(d) The Ndebele High School.

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

3. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?
(a) Alan Paton.
(b) Martin Carter.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Amos Tutuola.

4. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?
(a) Fluctuating.
(b) Failing.
(c) Escalating.
(d) De-escalating.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?

2. When did Kenya attain independence from Great Britain?

3. What does the Ituĩka ceremony mark?

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

5. What performance troupe first performed The Trial of Dedan Kimathi?

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