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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (Part V): "The Language of African Theatre".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how often was the Ituĩka ceremony held by the Agĩkũyũ?
(a) Every 30 years.
(b) Every 15 years.
(c) Every 25 years.
(d) Every 10 years.

2. When did the Kenya government outlaw Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Cultural Center and ban all theater activities in the entire area?
(a) March 11, 1982.
(b) June 30, 1982.
(c) July 23, 1983.
(d) March 23, 1980.

3. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) December 31, 1977.
(b) March 30, 1977.
(c) October 2, 1977.
(d) September 12, 1976.

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

5. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?
(a) November, 1981.
(b) July, 1982.
(c) March, 1977.
(d) September, 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?

2. What was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?

3. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?

4. Who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed?

5. 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?

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