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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. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Birago Diop.
(c) Amos Tutuola.
(d) Gabriel Okara.

2. Who was the first Kenyan African Drama and Literature officer that oversaw the Schools Drama Festival?
(a) Obi Wali.
(b) Wasambo Were.
(c) Léopold Sédar Senghor.
(d) Alan Paton.

3. Who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Augusto Boal.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Bob Dixon.

4. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?
(a) Francis Imbuga.
(b) Obi Wali.
(c) Léopold Sédar Senghor.
(d) Alan Paton.

5. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?
(a) To control the people's history.
(b) To control the people's community.
(c) To control the people's wealth.
(d) To control the people's beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?

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

3. How large was the work force of the Bata shoe factory at the time when Ngaahika Ndeenda was produced?

4. What does the author refer to as being the basis of a people's identity in Chapter 1, Part IV?

5. 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)?

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