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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through System of Education, Initiation of Boys and Girls and Sex Life among Yong People.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the Masai regard cultivation of the soil?
(a) As an occupation.
(b) As a way to train their children.
(c) As a crime against their gods.
(d) As a major source of food supply.

3. To whom did Kenyatta act as interpreter to in his big land case?
(a) Chief Kmaha.
(b) Chief Lambata.
(c) Chief Lundita.
(d) Chief Kioi.

4. To whom does Kenyatta write that he is indebted to concerning technical advice on anthropological points?
(a) Dr. William Forth.
(b) Dr. Raymond Firth.
(c) Dr. Albert Schmidt.
(d) Dr. James Woodman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kenyatta learn about a new religious cult?

2. What does Kenyatta think the European teacher coming to Africa should do?

3. How high should the crops be when weeding is begun?

4. A man who owns a hut is referred to as __________.

5. What kind of charcoal has a particular value in smelting iron?

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