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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which class helped Mr. Kenyatta become an excellent ethnographer?
(a) Economics class in Kenya.
(b) Discussion class in London.
(c) Discussion class in Berlin.
(d) Anthropology class in Paris.

2. Where are the author's credentials written in a book?
(a) Bibliography.
(b) Dedication.
(c) Appendix.
(d) Preface.

3. What is the approximate population of the Gikuyu country?
(a) Two million.
(b) A half a million.
(c) One and a half million.
(d) One million.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Gikuyu live as squatters on farms on European land?

2. When did Kenyatta learn about a new religious cult?

3. During what years did Kenyatta start and edit the first Gikuyu journal?

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

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

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