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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 (Parts V-IX): "The Quest for Relevance".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Ituĩka ceremony banned in Kenya?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1925.

2. Who is the author of Out of Africa?
(a) Karen Blixen.
(b) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(c) Joyce Cary.
(d) Bob Dixon.

3. Where was the author working as the Chairman of the Literature Department when he was arrested?
(a) The University of Nairobi.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Leeds University.
(d) The University of Makerere.

4. In what language is Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ written?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Ashanti.
(c) Hausa.
(d) Gĩkũyũ.

5. 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?
(a) French, Spanish, and German.
(b) English, French, and Spanish.
(c) English, French, and Portuguese.
(d) Dutch, French, and Portuguese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo/Zaire from 1965 to 1997?

2. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?

3. The author asserts in his conclusion in Chapter 4, Part IX that what this book on the politics of language in African literature is really about is what?

4. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?

5. Who chaired the committee that organized the conference on "The Teaching of African Literature in Kenyan Schools" held at the Nairobi School?

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