View a FREE sample

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

2. In his Introduction, the author states that the theme of this book is taken from a poem by what Guyanese poet?
(a) Alan Paton.
(b) Wole Soyinka.
(c) Martin Carter.
(d) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.

3. What does the author describe as a constant theme in the stories that he grew up listening to?
(a) Cooperation as the ultimate good in a community.
(b) Power lies in the hands of those who seize it.
(c) Marriage is a holy sacrament.
(d) Children are the product of their parents' actions.

4. Since when does the author state imperialism has affected the lives of even the peasants in the remotest corners of our countries in his Introduction?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1859.

5. The author asserts in Chapter 3, Part IX that the reception of a work of art is what?
(a) Important to understanding audience.
(b) Part of the work itself.
(c) Secondary to the work itself.
(d) Not of concern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel of the author's is comprised of stories within stories in a series of flashbacks?

2. What was the wall made of that stood at the back of the stage at Kamĩrĩĩthũ?

3. What family is central in Ngaahika Ndeenda?

4. What does the author describe as the second aspect of language as culture in Chapter 1, Part IV?

5. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 297 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample