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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 This Time Tomorrow written?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1972.

2. What does the word "axiomatic" mean, as used in Chapter 1, Part I?
(a) Mean-spirited.
(b) Self-evident.
(c) Arbitrary.
(d) Subjugating.

3. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?
(a) To control the people's history.
(b) To control the people's community.
(c) To control the people's beliefs.
(d) To control the people's wealth.

4. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

5. What was the student literary journal at Ibadan University College?
(a) Kĩgũũnda.
(b) Pen and Ink.
(c) Horn.
(d) Penpoint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?

3. Who wrote In the Castle of My Skin?

4. What character in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ moves in a matatu taxi from Nairobi to Ilmorog?

5. What does the author refer to as being the basis of a people's identity in Chapter 1, Part IV?

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