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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. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?
(a) Innate.
(b) Inherent.
(c) A process.
(d) Expected.

2. What does "Ngaahika Ndeenda" translate to in English?
(a) Devil on the Cross.
(b) A Meeting in the Dark.
(c) Mother Sing for Me.
(d) I Will Marry When I Want.

3. In Ngaahika Ndeenda, Wangeci's monologue describes the Olengurueni women who were driven from their lands around where?
(a) Aduma.
(b) Yatta.
(c) Eskista.
(d) Nakuru.

4. What did Sydney Portier say he had come to associate Africa with as a result of the literature he had read?
(a) Witches.
(b) Lions.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Tigers.

5. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?
(a) 20 km.
(b) 10 km.
(c) 30 km.
(d) 50 km.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ earn the Noma Award for his secret diary he kept while in political detention?

2. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?

3. Hausa is the first language of approximately how many people?

4. From whom does the author borrow the phrase "empty space" in Chapter 2, Part III (37)?

5. When was the Ituĩka ceremony banned in Kenya?

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