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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first governmental group?

2. What do the fathers teach their young sons?

3. Why does Kenyatta feel the Gikuyu form of education is better than formal education.

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

5. What serves as churches for the Gikuyu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

2. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

3. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

4. Describe the stages of youth in the Gikuyu society.

5. Where do the Gikuyu worship?

6. What does the Gikuyu father teach his son?

7. What does Kenyatta hope his analysis of the educational system of the Gikuyu will help the Europeans understand?

8. What happens when a man has a hut suitable for his wife?

9. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

10. Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu girl.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) How does Kenyatta defend the clitoridectomy of Gikuyu girls?

2) Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu girl. What is done to her the day before the the surgery? Describe all the steps in initiation. What privileges does she have after surgery?

3) Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu boy. What privileges does he have after he is circumcised?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) What work do the Gikuyu women do?

2) What work do the Gikuyu men do?

3) Describe what cattle, sheep, and goats are used for in the Gikuyu culture?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe how the father, mother, and grandparents are treated by other members of the family.

2) What is the difference between children of the same mother and children of the same father and the difference between the sister of the mother and the sister of the father?

3) What is the relationship of relatives by marriage?

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