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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Magical and Medical Practices and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age is a Gikuyu child circumcised?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Seventeen or eighteen.
(c) Fifteen or sixteen.
(d) Twelve or thirteen.

2. How does one say my or our mother in Gikuyu?
(a) Moobi.
(b) Maba.
(c) Mooli.
(d) Maito.

3. What is the father of a Gikuyu family called?
(a) Simba.
(b) Gikoo.
(c) Baba.
(d) Gooyi.

4. What is the fourth stage of the marriage arrangements?
(a) Setting a day to sign the marriage contract.
(b) Holding a feast.
(c) Slaughtering the sheep.
(d) Sending gifts to the bride's parents.

5. What does all love magic require?
(a) A link with the beloved.
(b) Giving a little of one's blood for the potion.
(c) Sitting all night under a sacred tree.
(d) A pure character.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years did Kenyatta start and edit the first Gikuyu journal?

2. What serves as churches for the Gikuyu?

3. To what does Kenyatta attribute the rise of different religions?

4. How do the Gikuyu people finally kill the evil spirits?

5. What is the worst thing a Gikuyu man can do to infuriate another?

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