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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. Who wrote The Palm-wine Drunkard?
(a) Gabriel Okara.
(b) Birago Diop.
(c) Martin Carter.
(d) Amos Tutuola.

2. From whom does the author borrow the phrase "empty space" in Chapter 2, Part III (37)?
(a) Obi Wali.
(b) Peter Brook.
(c) Alan Paton.
(d) Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ.

3. 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)?
(a) Afro-European literature.
(b) African Exile literature.
(c) Neo-African literature.
(d) European-African literature.

4. What does the author refer to as being the basis of a people's identity in Chapter 1, Part IV?
(a) Family.
(b) Values.
(c) History.
(d) Economy.

5. The author poses the question in Chapter 1, Part VIII, "What is the difference between a politician who says Africa cannot do without imperialism and the writer who says Africa cannot do without" what (26)?
(a) "European languages."
(b) "European culture."
(c) "Western ideologies."
(d) "Western philosophies."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Part IV the author states that language as communication has three aspects. The first of these is the language of real life, which he attributes to having been coined by whom?

2. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?

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

4. When were Kamĩrĩĩthũ and the other villages around Limuru established?

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

(see the answer key)

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