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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the chief who entered into a treaty with the Europeans and was then deported and died on his way to the coast?
(a) Kikumboo.
(b) Waiyaki
(c) Kaigumbi.
(d) Wukumbi.

2. How long is a Gikuyu warrior's spear?
(a) Between 3 and 4 feet.
(b) Between five and six feet.
(c) Over six feet long.
(d) Four feet long.

3. From what month to what month is the season of the big rain In Gikuyuland?
(a) From July to early October.
(b) From October to January.
(c) From March to July.
(d) From May to August.

4. What was the name of Gikuyu's wife?
(a) Malinbi.
(b) Moombi.
(c) Mombooli.
(d) Mikuji.

5. What was the name of Kenyatta's aunt who performed the initiation operation on Gikuyu girls?
(a) Lanca.
(b) Luca.
(c) Waco.
(d) Vinca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the resting place of the Divider of the Universe, the creator of the Gikuyu tribe?

2. From whom did the Gikuyu buy land when they moved southward?

3. The ore is reduced to ____________.

4. What was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?

5. What does a Gikuyu woman call the parcel of land she is allowed to cultivate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work do the Gikuyu women do?

2. What is Kenyatta speaking of when he refers to those "professional friends of the African"?

3. List some of the activities Kenyatta participated in which make him an excellent representative of his tribe.

4. What do the Gikuyu do for a living?

5. Describe the hut of a male Gikuyu.

6. How are the cultural and historical traditions of the Gikuyu people handed down from generation to generation?

7. How does the Gikuyu society change from a matriarchal to a patriarchal society?

8. Why does Malinkowski write that we can't criticize Kenyatta for belief in magic?

9. What is considered to be the most important aspect of Gikuyu society and why?

10. Explain the place of the father in the Gikuyu society.

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