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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 did the Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Culture Center begin functioning?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1982.

2. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Sundays.

3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?
(a) Agricultural control.
(b) Environmental control.
(c) Physical control.
(d) Mental control.

4. When was there a declaration of a state of emergency over Kenta that led to all schools being run by the colonial regime?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1965.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Wolof language primarily used?

2. What does "Ngaahika Ndeenda" translate to in English?

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

4. When was the Ituĩka ceremony banned in Kenya?

5. Who wrote Facing Mount Kenya?

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