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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. In his Introduction, the author states that the theme of this book is taken from a poem by what Guyanese poet?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(c) Wole Soyinka.
(d) Alan Paton.

2. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) March 30, 1977.
(b) December 31, 1977.
(c) September 12, 1976.
(d) October 2, 1977.

3. When was there a declaration of a state of emergency over Kenta that led to all schools being run by the colonial regime?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1959.

4. On what date did the Kenya government ban any further performances of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) September 12, 1976.
(b) November 16, 1977.
(c) October 2, 1977.
(d) March 30, 1977.

5. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?

2. In the book Facing Mount Kenya, the Ituĩka ceremony is described as lasting how long?

3. What is the Kenya Land and Freedom Army otherwise known as?

4. What three colors comprise the flag of Kenya?

5. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Chinua Achebe's stance on language?

2. What was the Kamĩrĩĩthhũ Community Education and Culture Centre?

3. What are the three aspects of language as means of communication?

4. What are the main characters anticipating in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

5. How does the author describe the significance of land in Kenya?

6. What role did song and dance have in the original production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

7. What were Léopold Sédar Senghor's views on language?

8. What are the origins of drama, according to the author in Chapter 2, Part III?

9. What does the author describe as the effects of one's written language being separated from one's environmental language?

10. What significant event in 1884 determined the fate of the future of Africa?

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