DeColonizing the Mind Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

DeColonizing the Mind Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?

2. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?

3. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?

4. What does the Ituĩka ceremony mark?

5. How many wives did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are language and communication products of each other?

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

5. What led the author to his choice of language in writing Ngaahika Ndeenda?

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

7. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o cease writing in English? What were his first works in Gĩkũyũ?

8. What dramas was the author exposed to during his education?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were Léopold Sédar Senghor and Chinua Achebe? In what languages did they each write? What works did they publish? What criticisms does the author observe of these authors?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's metaphor of the seven blind men and the elephant. What aspect of literature is demonstrated through this metaphor? What other examples does the author give to make his point? How does this story relate to the concepts of class and philosophical bases?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's education and career. Where did he grow up? Where did he study? What were his major subjects of study? What books has he written?

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