View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Kenyatta's grandfather?
(a) A seer and a magician.
(b) A hunter and a farmer.
(c) An elder.
(d) A warrior.

2. What was the name of the second Royal Commission on land tenure?
(a) Royal Committee of Kenya.
(b) Joint Committee on the Closer Union of East Africa.
(c) British-Gikuyu Royal Commission.
(d) Nairobi Royal Commission.

3. Which animals are the most valuable to the Gikuyus?
(a) Pigs and calves.
(b) Horses and cattle.
(c) Sheep and goats.
(d) Cattle.

4. What position did Kenyatta hold in the Gikuyu Central Association?
(a) General Secretary.
(b) President.
(c) Vice-president.
(d) Treasurer.

5. The first seeds of the new historical demoralization were planted by ___________.
(a) Fraudulent Allied policies.
(b) Communism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Nazism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into how many administrative districts is the Gikuyu territory divided?

2. Kenyatta gave evidence before the Morris Carter Kenya Land Commission in London in what year?

3. Where did Kenyatta live when he was learning the methods of warfare?

4. What was the name of Kenyatta's aunt who performed the initiation operation on Gikuyu girls?

5. What quote from William James was in the Introduction to the book?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 203 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample