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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 are the stomach contents of the sacrificial animal mixed with during the harvesting ceremony?
(a) Sap of a tree and the bark.
(b) Ground up fish.
(c) Spices.
(d) Fruit and nuts.

2. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?
(a) With the story of a fox and a man.
(b) With a story about a Rhinoceros and a man.
(c) With a story about an elephant and a man.
(d) With a story about a lion with a man.

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

4. How did the medicine man refer to the railway coming to Africa?
(a) The iron snake.
(b) The steel caterpillar.
(c) The big noise.
(d) The iron dragon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What serves as churches for the Gikuyu?

2. How do the Gikuyu children gain physical strength?

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

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

5. What is the sound of the Gikuyu's God's movement?

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