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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 did the government of the Gikuyu become eventually?
(a) A communal system.
(b) A kingdom ruled by royalty.
(c) A democratic government.
(d) A dictatorship.

2. Who leads the initiates to the homestead?
(a) The medicine man.
(b) The mother.
(c) The father.
(d) Senior warriors.

3. How many oaths control the court proceedings of the Gikuyu?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. What do the fathers teach their young sons?
(a) How to fish.
(b) How to build a hut.
(c) How to fight with the Gikuyu weapons.
(d) How to weed and use a digging stick.

5. How do the Gikuyu children gain physical strength?
(a) Climbing trees.
(b) Exercises.
(c) Digging in the garden.
(d) Dances.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What quote from William James was in the Introduction to the book?

3. Which two men are responsible for undertaking the new drive in French folklore?

4. How many wives do Gikuyu men usually have?

5. What musical instruments are used to chase away evil spirits?

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