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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. When was the Bata shoe factory established?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1938.

2. In his Introduction, the author states that the theme of this book is taken from a poem by what Guyanese poet?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Wole Soyinka.
(d) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.

3. What does the Ituĩka ceremony mark?
(a) The birth of the first son in a family.
(b) The handing over of power from one generation to another.
(c) The onset of war.
(d) The marriage of an elder's son to a colonial daughter.

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

5. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?

2. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?

3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?

4. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?

5. Who was the first Kenyan African Drama and Literature officer that oversaw the Schools Drama Festival?

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