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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tribal Origin and Kinship System and The Gikuyu System of Land Tenure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of Kenya does the country of the Gikuyu lie?
(a) Northern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Central.
(d) Eastern.

2. What was Kenyatta's grandfather?
(a) An elder.
(b) A seer and a magician.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A hunter and a farmer.

3. During what years did the Hilton Young Commission on land tenure take place?
(a) 1928-29.
(b) 1927-28.
(c) 1930-31.
(d) 1931-33.

4. What is a moherega?
(a) Gikuyu clan.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Gikuyu of the warrior class.
(d) Hunter.

5. 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 lion with a man.
(c) With a story about an elephant and a man.
(d) With a story about a Rhinoceros and a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What qualities does Mr. Kenyatta display which are rare among students of social science?

2. What was the condition that the nine men had to agree to if they wanted to marry Gikuyu's daughters?

3. What is the key to the life of the Gikuyu?

4. The educated, intellectual minority of Africans were dismissed as ___________.

5. Where are the author's credentials written in a book?

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