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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. Under what kind of tree did Gikuyu and his family find nine young men to marry Gikuyu's daughters?
(a) Fig tree.
(b) Banana tree.
(c) Banyan tree.
(d) Lemon tree.

2. Between which two countries was the African railway built?
(a) Kenya-Cairo.
(b) Ethiopia-Uganda.
(c) Uganda-Kenya.
(d) Rwanda-Kenya.

3. What was the condition that the nine men had to agree to if they wanted to marry Gikuyu's daughters?
(a) To live under a matriarchal system.
(b) To kill a ram as a sacrifice.
(c) To undergo an immediate initiation operation.
(d) To go up to the top of Mt. Kenya and pray.

4. 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) Kaigumbi.
(c) Wukumbi.
(d) Waiyaki

5. Why does Kenyatta feel the Gikuyu form of education is better than formal education.
(a) The child isn't exposed to the wrong ideas.
(b) The child is learning all the time.
(c) The child doesn't have to leave the home.
(d) The child is happier with this kind of education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the stomach contents of the sacrificial animal mixed with during the harvesting ceremony?

2. In what year was the big land case brought before the Supreme Court in Nairobi?

3. What do the fathers teach their young sons?

4. What is the mbari or nyomba?

5. In what year did members of the new religion clash with police?

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