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

2. What do Gikuyus do instead of praying to their ancestral spirits?
(a) Hold a feast in their honor.
(b) Give them gitts of respect.
(c) Light a fire on top of Mount Kenya in their honor.
(d) Name their children after them.

3. What are taught as underlying principles of Gikuyu education?
(a) Tribal legends.
(b) How to be agriculturists.
(c) Familial relations, living and dead and age groupings.
(d) How to make weapons and pottery.

4. How is the first stage of youth marked in the Gikuyu tribe?
(a) By shaving the head.
(b) By piercing the outer ear.
(c) By painting the body.
(d) By piercing the navel.

5. What is done the day before the circumcision operation?
(a) Feathers are put in the hair.
(b) A bracelet with bells is put around the ankle.
(c) The body is painted red and white.
(d) The head is shaved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kenyatta fear about western education?

2. At what age is the first stage of Gikuyu youth marked?

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

4. What animal is sacrificed to the Gikuyu god?

5. Where do the men, women, and children beat the bushes to chase the evil spirits away?

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