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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (Parts IV-V): "The Language of African Fiction".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language did Fumo Liyongo write?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Gĩkũyũ.
(c) Jalaa.
(d) Swahili.

2. Who wrote King Solomon's Mines?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
(c) Sir H. Rider Haggard.
(d) Gabriel Okara.

3. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?
(a) 30 km.
(b) 20 km.
(c) 50 km.
(d) 10 km.

4. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?
(a) Man.
(b) Horse.
(c) Child.
(d) Missile.

5. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?
(a) Expected.
(b) Innate.
(c) Inherent.
(d) A process.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism?

2. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?

3. When did Kenya attain independence from Great Britain?

4. What was the student literary journal at Ibadan University College?

5. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?

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