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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quote from William James was in the Introduction to the book?
(a) "Beware of anthropologists."
(b) "Progress is a terrible thing."
(c) "Intuition is more important than mere facts,:
(d) "Beware of ethnic prejudice."

2. What was the name of the second Royal Commission on land tenure?
(a) Royal Committee of Kenya.
(b) British-Gikuyu Royal Commission.
(c) Nairobi Royal Commission.
(d) Joint Committee on the Closer Union of East Africa.

3. What is the key to the life of the Gikuyu?
(a) Magic.
(b) Ceremonies.
(c) Warfare practices.
(d) Land tenure.

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

5. Kenyatta gave evidence before the Morris Carter Kenya Land Commission in London in what year?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the study of the German people by German scholars called?

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

3. What was the name of Kenyatta's aunt who performed the initiation operation on Gikuyu girls?

4. What united people in Africa against Western influence, above all against Great Britain and the United States?

5. As a member of the warrior class, with what other tribe's warfare methods did Kenyatta become acquainted?

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