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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. Where is Ibadan University located?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Chad.

2. 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) Rwanda.
(b) Rhodesia.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Sudan.

3. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?
(a) Algeria.
(b) Cameroon.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) The Democratic Republic of Congo.

4. The chorus in Ngaahika Ndeenda asks where the grave is for whom?
(a) Kpanlogo.
(b) Eskista.
(c) Aduma.
(d) Waiyaki.

5. Who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) John Bunyan.
(d) Gabriel Okara.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1, Part I, as an effect of colonization, Africa was defined in the languages of Europe. What three languages does he describe?

2. Who wrote Facing Mount Kenya?

3. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?

4. What cell number did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o have in prison?

5. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?

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