God's Bits of Wood

Most of the European colonization of Africa takes place in:

• The 15th century

• The 16th century

• The 19th century

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In 1884, at the Berlin Conference:

• African countries declared their independence

• European representatives met to decide how they would divide Africa

• Africans and Europeans put an end to the colonization of Africa

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God’s Bits of Wood takes place in:

• North Africa

• West Africa

• South Africa

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In Senegal, people:

• Only speak French

• Only speak Wolof

• Speak multiple languages

God's Bits of Wood was published in:

• 1938

• 1947

• 1960

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In 1960:

• Senegal became independent

• Sembène Ousmane became president

• Senegal became a French Department

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In God’s Bits of Wood, most of the action takes place in:

• The 1890s

• The 1940s

• The 1960s

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Sembène Ousmane is known as:

• The father of francophone literature

• The father of African post-colonial cinema

• The father of colonial literature

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