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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 is the name of the secret diary that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ kept while in political detention?
(a) Ngaahika Ndeenda.
(b) Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ.
(c) Matigari ma Njiruungi.
(d) Mwandĩki wa Mau Mau Ithaamĩrioinĩ.

2. The author poses the question in Chapter 1, Part VIII, "What is the difference between a politician who says Africa cannot do without imperialism and the writer who says Africa cannot do without" what (26)?
(a) "European languages."
(b) "European culture."
(c) "Western ideologies."
(d) "Western philosophies."

3. What were largely featured as the main characters in the stories that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o grew up listening to as a child?
(a) Goddesses.
(b) Gods.
(c) Women.
(d) Animals.

4. In Chapter 1, Part IV, the author states that "Language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of communication and" what (13)?
(a) "A product of necessity."
(b) "A symbol of unity."
(c) "A carrier of culture."
(d) "A carrier of history."

5. What was the wall made of that stood at the back of the stage at Kamĩrĩĩthũ?
(a) Mud.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Stucco.
(d) Mesh cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the text refers to something relating to the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope?

2. In Ngaahika Ndeenda, Wangeci's monologue describes the Olengurueni women who were driven from their lands around where?

3. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?

4. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?

5. What performance troupe first performed The Trial of Dedan Kimathi?

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