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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. The author states in his Introduction that he will look at the African realities as affected by the great struggle between two opposed forces in Africa today. These are an imperialist tradition and what?
(a) A resistance tradition.
(b) An arbitrarary tradition.
(c) A socialist tradition.
(d) A realist tradition.

2. What word from the text means instilled by persistent instruction?
(a) Corrugated.
(b) Emulsified.
(c) Indoctrinated.
(d) Inculcated.

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

4. Who wrote Cry, the Beloved Country?
(a) Obi Wali.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Chinua Achebe.
(d) Amos Tutuola.

5. What is the author's favorite novel by Joseph Conrad?
(a) Lord Jim.
(b) Nostromo.
(c) Heart of Darkness.
(d) The Secret Agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?

2. Where is Ibadan University located?

3. How large was the work force of the Bata shoe factory at the time when Ngaahika Ndeenda was produced?

4. The author describes in Chapter 3, Part VII being most impressed with the masterful handling of what in In the Castle of My Skin?

5. Makerere University College, Ibadam University College, and the Ghana University College were all overseas colleges under the umbrella of what institution?

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