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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which major thinker and intellectual of the nineteenth-century does the Minister for Truth and Justice most often reference and dislike? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 78-108) )

Charles Darwin.

Karl Marx.

Immanuel Kant.

Auguste Comte.

2.

What sad news do Matigari, Guthera, and Muriuki hear over the radio? (from Part 3: Guthera na Muriuki - The Pure and the Resurrected (109-148))

That Matigari's wife has been killed.

That Ngarũro wa Kirĩro has been shot and killed by police.

That Muriuki's friends from the scrapyard have all been killed.

That Ngarũro wa Kirĩro has been drowned in the river.

3.

What does Matigari tell both the student and teacher at the end of his meetings with them? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 55-77) )

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who seek the truth, and those who tell the truth” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who love the truth, and those who sell the truth” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who fight the truth, and those who accept it” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who love justice, and those who sell it” (77).

4.

What is being carried inside the red tractor? (from Part I: Ngaruro wa Kiriro - Wiping Your Tears Away (pages 1-33) )

Industrial machinery and equipment.

Spare parts.

Body parts.

Waste.

5.

What new initiative does the Member of Parliament announce to the people gathered at the factory? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 78-108) )

Plans for more birth-control clinics in the country.

Plans for more hospitals in the country.

Plans for greater democracy in the country.

Plans for more schools in the country.

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