1. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?
(a) Failing.
(b) De-escalating.
(c) Escalating.
(d) Fluctuating.

2. What three colors comprise the flag of Kenya?
(a) Red, yellow, and green.
(b) Black, yellow, and green.
(c) Black, green, and blue.
(d) Black, red, and green.

3. 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) "Western ideologies."
(b) "Western philosophies."
(c) "European culture."
(d) "European languages."

4. The author states in Chapter 2, Part II that drama has origins in human struggles with what?
(a) Itself.
(b) Outsiders.
(c) Oppressors.
(d) Nature and others.

5. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?
(a) Three months.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 2, Part V that "In the opening line of The Black Hermit the peasant mother is made to speak in a poetic language reminiscent in tone of" whom (43)?

2. Who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed?

3. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?

4. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?

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

(see the answer key)

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