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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. What country's government does the author describe as having a Literature Bureau that would not publish an African noel which had any but religious themes and sociological themes free from politics in Chapter 3, Part IV?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) Rhodesia.
(d) Sudan.

2. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) March 30, 1977.
(b) September 12, 1976.
(c) October 2, 1977.
(d) December 31, 1977.

3. By what number was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o called in prison?
(a) K4, 51.
(b) K5, 89.
(c) K6, 77.
(d) K3, 99.

4. When did the author begin attending Makerere University College?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1959.

5. In Chapter 1, Part IV, the author states that "Language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of communication and" what (13)?
(a) "A carrier of history."
(b) "A symbol of unity."
(c) "A carrier of culture."
(d) "A product of necessity."

Short Answer Questions

1. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?

2. What performance troupe first performed The Trial of Dedan Kimathi?

3. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?

4. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?

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

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