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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?
(a) 30 km.
(b) 20 km.
(c) 10 km.
(d) 50 km.
2. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three months.
3. What family is central in Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) The Achebe family.
(b) The Kĩmaathi family.
(c) The Kĩgũũnda family.
(d) The Mĩriĩ family.
4. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1978.
5. What does "Maitũ Njugĩra" translate to in English?
(a) Devil on the Cross.
(b) A Meeting in the Dark.
(c) Mother Sing for Me.
(d) I Will Marry When I Want.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Kenya attain independence from Great Britain?
2. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?
3. What does the author describe as the second aspect of language as culture in Chapter 1, Part IV?
4. When was the Ituĩka ceremony banned in Kenya?
5. In Chapter 1, Part IV the author states that language as communication has three aspects. The first of these is the language of real life, which he attributes to having been coined by whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are language and communication products of each other?
2. What dramas was the author exposed to during his education?
3. What was Chinua Achebe's stance on language?
4. What led the author to his choice of language in writing Ngaahika Ndeenda?
5. What are the mutually opposed forces in African realities today, according to the author in his Introduction?
6. What does the author ask about writers who continue to write in foreign languages in Chapter 1, Part VIII?
7. What are the two main strands of the petty-bourgeoisie in Africa that the author describes in Chapter 1, Part VI?
8. Who is David Diop and what was his perspective on language?
9. Describe the Ituĩka ceremony. What was its purpose and how often did it take place?
10. What role did song and dance have in the original production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
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