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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. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o begin writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1975.
2. What does the word "axiomatic" mean, as used in Chapter 1, Part I?
(a) Subjugating.
(b) Mean-spirited.
(c) Self-evident.
(d) Arbitrary.
3. In Ngaahika Ndeenda, Wangeci's monologue describes the Olengurueni women who were driven from their lands around where?
(a) Nakuru.
(b) Eskista.
(c) Yatta.
(d) Aduma.
4. What were largely featured as the main characters in the stories that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o grew up listening to as a child?
(a) Women.
(b) Gods.
(c) Animals.
(d) Goddesses.
5. From whom does the author borrow the phrase "empty space" in Chapter 2, Part III (37)?
(a) Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Peter Brook.
(d) Obi Wali.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the repeated chorus in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in the text, the lyrics state that problems can be settled in what?
2. What does the author describe as the second aspect of language as culture in Chapter 1, Part IV?
3. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?
4. What dance is despicted in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in Chapter 2, Part V?
5. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the literature of Africa change during the upheaval between imperialism and liberty?
2. What was the Kamĩrĩĩthhũ Community Education and Culture Centre?
3. What role did song and dance have in the original production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
4. In his Introduction, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o states that the study of African realities has been too long seen in terms of tribes. What does he mean by this?
5. What does the author describe as the effects of one's written language being separated from one's environmental language?
6. What were Léopold Sédar Senghor's views on language?
7. What are the main characters anticipating in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
8. Who is David Diop and what was his perspective on language?
9. How does the author describe Kamĩrĩĩthũ? Where is it located? How many people live there?
10. What led the author to his choice of language in writing Ngaahika Ndeenda?
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