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Fela Kuti: He Who Carries Death In His Pouch

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Introduction:
"Here is a short quiz on one of the most dynamic figures in world history."


1. What was the name of the music Fela created?
    Ska
    Worldbeat
    Afrobeat
    Africabeat


2. What American Civil Rights group heavily influenced Fela during the recording of "The '69 Los Angeles Sessions" album?
    The Black Liberation Army
    The Black Panthers
    NAACP
    SNCC


3. Which of Fela's albums was directly responsible for the death of his mother?
    Zombie
    Perambulater
    Coffin for Head of State
    Sorrow, Tears and Blood


4. Just before the release of the "Unknown Soldier" album, Fela formed a political party for his run for the presidency of Nigeria. What was the name of that party?
    The Democratic Party
    Afrobeat Rising
    Movement of the People
    The Black Panther Party


5. Fela held fierce to his belief in Monogamy.
    True
    False


6. Which album was released after the arrest that prevented Fela from running for president for a second time?
    Government Chicken Boy
    Polygamy
    Black President
    Army Arrangement


7. After the release of the album "Original Sufferhead," and due to his years of constant activism, what political position did the Nigerian government nominate Fela for in 1981?
    Dog Catcher
    Member of the Nigerian Parliament
    Member of the Police Public Relations Committee
    Governor of the Kalakuta Republic


8. Fela's birth name means 'He Who Emanates Greatness (Fela), Having Control Over Death (Anikulapo), Death Cannot Be Caused By Human Entity (Kuti)'.
    True
    False


9. In 1969, Fela changed the name of his band from The Nigeria 70 to The Africa 70 to demonstrate the size and less specific nationality of the band. What was the name of the commune, studio and self-declared independent state formed by Fela in the late 60's to house this sizable group?
    Afrika 77
    Peaceland
    The African Republic of Ransome
    Kalakuta Republic


10. Fela was gunned down in August of 1997.
    True
    False


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