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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. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?
(a) Horse.
(b) Child.
(c) Missile.
(d) Man.

2. What family is central in Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) The Mĩriĩ family.
(b) The Kĩgũũnda family.
(c) The Kĩmaathi family.
(d) The Achebe family.

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

4. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?
(a) War.
(b) Illiteracy.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Tribes.

5. In what book of the author's did he narrate the fate of the production of Maitũ Njugĩra?
(a) Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams.
(b) Barrel of a Pen.
(c) Homecoming.
(d) Petals of Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, Part V as having said, "... the blacks ... are inferior to the whites on the endowments of both body and mind ..." (18)?

2. About how often was the Ituĩka ceremony held by the Agĩkũyũ?

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

4. In the book Facing Mount Kenya, the Ituĩka ceremony is described as lasting how long?

5. Who wrote King Solomon's Mines?

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