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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which teacher does Ngũgĩ describe as the “most constant black presence” at Alliance (61)?
(a) Kenneth Kariuki.
(b) Joseph Kariuki.
(c) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(d) Jonyo Kariuki.

2. What did Ngũgĩ use as a model for the new debate format at his school?
(a) The classroom.
(b) Shakespeare’s sonnets.
(c) Congress.
(d) Parliament.

3. When Ngũgĩ returned from break in August, who did he find out had been detained?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

4. What does Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of from playing Chess?
(a) The pawn.
(b) Bishops.
(c) King.
(d) Knights.

5. In what year was the Declaration of the state of Emergency in Kenya?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ruled Egypt during the Nationalization of the Suez Canal?

2. When the Russians launched Sputnik II, what animal was on it that caused outrage?

3. From which country did Ghana gain its independence in 1957?

4. As the focus of school shifted to preparing students for college, local knowledge was replaced by what at Alliance?

5. What was the name of the music festival Ngũgĩ attended that was started by Alliance alum Henry Kuria?

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