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

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

3. During what years did Kenyatta start and edit the first Gikuyu journal?
(a) 1930-1935.
(b) 1927-1932.
(c) 1928-1930.
(d) 1925-1928.

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

5. What is the mother's brother called?
(a) Mama.
(b) Oono.
(c) Loopi.
(d) Unka.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Kenyatta recognize which is all important?

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

4. The first seeds of the new historical demoralization were planted by ___________.

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

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