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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Religion and Ancestor Worship and The New Religion in East Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Europeans first came to Gikuyuland, how did the Gikuyu regard them?
(a) As lonely wanderers.
(b) As conquerors.
(c) As interesting foreigners.
(d) As dangerous enemies.

2. What kind of government did the British introduce when they came?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Republic.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Autocracy.

3. How did the medicine man refer to the railway coming to Africa?
(a) The big noise.
(b) The iron dragon.
(c) The iron snake.
(d) The steel caterpillar.

4. What is the mother's brother called?
(a) Loopi.
(b) Oono.
(c) Mama.
(d) Unka.

5. When did Kenyatta learn about a new religious cult?
(a) 1932-33.
(b) 1927-28.
(c) 1930-31.
(d) 1928-29.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an animal is to be sacrificed to God, where is the ceremony held?

2. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?

3. For what did the Europeans condemn the Gikuyus?

4. Who plants the seeds in the Gikuyu society?

5. When can the Gikuyu people participate in the government?

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