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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 dance is despicted in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in Chapter 2, Part V?
(a) The Moribayasa dance.
(b) The Kpanlogo dance.
(c) The Mwomboko dance.
(d) The Aduma dance.

2. What was the play The Black Hermit meant to celebrate?
(a) Kenya's Independence.
(b) Nigeria's Independence.
(c) Somalia's Independence.
(d) Uganda's Independence.

3. In Chapter 1, Part IV the author states that language as communication has three aspects. The first of these is the language of real life, which he attributes to having been coined by whom?
(a) Frantz Fanon.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Vladimir Lenin.

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

5. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?
(a) Obi Wali.
(b) Birago Diop.
(c) Martin Carter.
(d) Amos Tutuola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "Maitũ" translate to in English?

2. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?

3. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?

4. The author states in Chapter 2, Part II that drama has origins in human struggles with what?

5. The chorus in Ngaahika Ndeenda asks where the grave is for whom?

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