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

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

3. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Birago Diop.
(c) Obi Wali.
(d) Amos Tutuola.

4. 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?
(a) Weep Not, Child.
(b) Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ.
(c) A Grain of Wheat.
(d) The River Between.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Catching Them Young?

2. The author states in Chapter 2, Part II that drama has origins in human struggles with what?

3. What does the author describe as the second aspect of language as culture in Chapter 1, Part IV?

4. What language did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speak growing up?

5. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?

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