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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ moves in a matatu taxi from Nairobi to Ilmorog?
(a) Nyakinyua.
(b) Warĩĩnga.
(c) Abdulla.
(d) Munira.

2. Where was gunpowder invented?
(a) The Americas.
(b) China.
(c) Europe.
(d) Africa.

3. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?
(a) Culture reflects history and communication carries history.
(b) Communication creates culture, and culture is a means of communication.
(c) Culture and communication are unnecessary.
(d) Culture creates communication, and communication is a means to culture.

4. Who is the trickster that is featured in Hekaya Za Abunuwasi?
(a) Abunuwasi.
(b) Gernudisi.
(c) Tutuola.
(d) Okara.

5. What was the name of the journal in the Gĩkũyũ language that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ established after being released from prison?
(a) Gĩkũyũ Na Mũmbi.
(b) Maitũ Njugĩra.
(c) Kĩgũũnda.
(d) Matigari ma Njiruungi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kenya attain independence from Great Britain?

2. What does the author describe as the ultimate arbiter of form in Chapter 3, Part VI?

3. In the book Facing Mount Kenya, the Ituĩka ceremony is described as lasting how long?

4. Who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed?

5. What does the author refer to as the result of the broken harmony between the three aspects of language as communication for the colonial child?

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