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

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

3. What kind of charcoal has a particular value in smelting iron?
(a) Palm charcoal.
(b) Beobab charcoal.
(c) Banana charcoal.
(d) Pine tree charcoal.

4. Which animals are the most valuable to the Gikuyus?
(a) Horses and cattle.
(b) Sheep and goats.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Pigs and calves.

5. How does one say my or our mother in Gikuyu?
(a) Maba.
(b) Maito.
(c) Moobi.
(d) Mooli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?

2. For what did the Europeans condemn the Gikuyus?

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

4. Who plants the seeds in the Gikuyu society?

5. What was the first ruler of the Gikuyu people like?

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