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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 was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?
(a) Mombassa.
(b) Mogai.
(c) Moombi.
(d) Mowgli.

2. At what age is the first stage of Gikuyu youth marked?
(a) Four or five years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Six or seven years old.
(d) Three or four years old.

3. What serves as churches for the Gikuyu?
(a) The river.
(b) Sacred trees.
(c) Sacred huts.
(d) Sacred groves.

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

5. Where did the people living in the forests build their homes?
(a) On the plain.
(b) In the trees.
(c) In ckearings.
(d) Underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the circumcision of both sexes regarded as in Gikuyu society?

2. What is the mbari or nyomba?

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

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

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

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