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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 united people in Africa against Western influence, above all against Great Britain and the United States?
(a) The arrogance of Great Britain and the US.
(b) The mismanagement of the "Chinese incident."
(c) The intolerance shown by Great Britain and the US.
(d) The interference of Great Britain and the US.

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. What has become the attitude of modern social science?
(a) "Tolerance is all-important."
(b) "Going out into the world is all-important."
(c) "Anthropology begins at home."
(d) "Know thyself."

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

5. What is the study of the German people by German scholars called?
(a) Taegliches Leben des deutschen Volkes.
(b) Volkskunde.
(c) Studium des deutchen Volkes.
(d) Deutsche Gechichte.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of Kenya does the country of the Gikuyu lie?

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

3. Which class helped Mr. Kenyatta become an excellent ethnographer?

4. To whom does Kenyatta write that he is indebted to concerning technical advice on anthropological points?

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

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