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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. On what date did the Kenya government ban any further performances of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) March 30, 1977.
(b) November 16, 1977.
(c) October 2, 1977.
(d) September 12, 1976.

2. When did the Kenya government outlaw Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Cultural Center and ban all theater activities in the entire area?
(a) June 30, 1982.
(b) March 23, 1980.
(c) March 11, 1982.
(d) July 23, 1983.

3. When was The Black Hermit first produced?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1962.

4. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?
(a) Devil on the Cross.
(b) I Will Marry When I Want.
(c) Mother Sing for Me.
(d) A Meeting in the Dark.

5. What was the approximate population of Kamĩrĩĩthũ in 1975?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?

2. In the repeated chorus in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in the text, the lyrics state that problems can be settled in what?

3. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?

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

5. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?

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