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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. In Chapter 1, Part I, the author asserts, "The choice of language and the use to which language is put is central to" what (4)?
(a) "A people's disenfranchisement."
(b) "A people's relationship to others."
(c) "A people's definition of themselves."
(d) "A people's notions about literature."

2. 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 community.
(c) To control the people's wealth.
(d) To control the people's history.

3. What does the author refer to as the result of the broken harmony between the three aspects of language as communication for the colonial child?
(a) Colonial alienation.
(b) Colonial distinction.
(c) Colonial aberration.
(d) Colonial affectation.

4. What does "Maitũ Njugĩra" translate to in English?
(a) Devil on the Cross.
(b) Mother Sing for Me.
(c) A Meeting in the Dark.
(d) I Will Marry When I Want.

5. Where is the campus of Makerere University College located that the author attended a historic meeting of African writers as described in Chapter 1, Part II?
(a) Nairobi, Kenya.
(b) Cairo, Egypt.
(c) London, England.
(d) Kampala, Uganda.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?

2. What term does the author define in Chapter 1, Part VIII as "literature written by Africans in European languages in the era of imperialism" (27)?

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

4. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?

5. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?

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