WorksheetsThe Trial of Diden Kimathi: Second Movement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following drama textual features is used at the start of the Second Movement
Symbolism
Disguise
Irony
Paradox
What textual feature is used in the presentation of the 'Court' in the stage directions?
Metaphor
Ellision
Juxtaposition
Euphony
Complete the following sentence, which are Kimathi's first words, using the correct word below: 'By what right dare you, a _____________ judge, sit in judgement over me?
Oppressive
Prejudiced
Colloquial
Colonial
Which of the following best describes Kimathi's tone in his first exchange with the judge:
Patient
Defiant
Silent
Excited
Kimathi decries that the justice the judge notes is a case of 'Two laws. Two justices'. What is implied by this?
That law/justice in Kenya may be different, but it is still law/justice
That law/justice is different and unequal
That law/justice is different and should stay that way
None of the above
Kimathi uses the extended metaphor of the 'jungle of colonialism'. What is central to his small monologue?
The exploitation of the Kenyan peoples by colonisers
The celebration of the Kenyan peoples by colonisers
The segregation of the Kenyan peoples by colonisers
None of the above
Why are Kimathi's words to the judge written in verse?
He wanted to confuse the judge
It was easier to understand his words
He actually sings the words
The judge acknowledges that Kimathi is a poet
What is the Settler's monologue about?
His struggles settling in Kenya
His privileged life as a settler
His hopes as a settler
His plans as a settler
At the 'First Trial' the stage direction notes that Kimathi's cell 'should remind us of the courtroom'...'bare and harsh'. Which of the following best describes why this is important?
Symbolises courtroom and prison (law/order) are equally oppressive
Symbolises the importance of staging
Symbolises that the courtroom is oppressive
None of the abpve
Kimathi begins to see 'Dreams' and 'visions' in his cell. What textual features are used here?
Irony / Symbolism
Paradox / Supernatural World
Juxtaposition / Pathos
Symbolism / Flashback / Dream Vision (Visio)
Kimathi says to Henderson 'Must you kill people, wipe out nations for medals?' Which of the following best describes what Kimathi means?
The British like medals
The British have killed unnecessarily and only for military reward/glory
The British were right to kill/obliterate people for medals
None of the above
Henderson claims to be from a country that was colonised/ruled by the English. Which country is it?
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
South Africa
At the start of the Second Trial, the stage directions note a 'group of dancers performing a sequence of dances by different peoples of Kenya'. Why is dance and mime used here?
To show the joy of the different Kenyan peoples before colonialism
An interlude from the dialogue and poety
To show the oppression of Kenyan peoples
None of the above
Who comes to visit Kimathi in the Second Trial? What do they represent?
Teachers - Education sector of Kenya
Soldiers - Military of Kenya
Bankers - Business/trade interests of Kenya
Lawyers - Law practitioners of Kenya
Which one of the following textual features is used in the stage direction where the Boy and Girl fight: 'they are suddenly frozen into each other' and what is the effect of this?
Tension - rising action
Conflict - Climax
Tableau - That being in a fight with one another is symbolic of Kenyan peoples in the same situation
Situational Irony - opposite of what we expected to happen to the Boy and Girl
In the Third Trial, an 'African business executive dressed like an Englishman' enters. What is symbolic about the way he is dressed?
He is dressed like the colonisers
He is trying to be like the colonisers
He is representing business interests driven by the colonsers
All of the above
What does Kimathi mean in the Third Trial when he calls the Executive and Politician 'neo-slaves'?
Although they appear to have power and status, they are in fact 'new' slaves for the colonisers
They are enslaving other black people in new ways
They are making the colonisers into slaves
None of the above
Why does Kimathi object to the sentiments of the Priest?
Kimathi sees that the Priest is corrupt
Kimathi sees that the Priest represents colonialism through religion/missionary work
Kimathi is tired of lectures
None of the above
Which of the following textual features is used as Kimathi is whipped and Black history is reenacted in the Fourth Trial?
Symbolism / Flashback
Foreshadowing / Simile
Paradox / Hyperbole
None of the above
What does Kimathi refuse to do at the end of the Second Movement?
Change his clothes
Surrender
Obey the priest
Read the Bible
