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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tribal Origin and Kinship System and The Gikuyu System of Land Tenure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?
(a) With a story about an elephant and a man.
(b) With the story of a fox and a man.
(c) With a story about a Rhinoceros and a man.
(d) With a story about a lion with a man.

2. What was the condition that the nine men had to agree to if they wanted to marry Gikuyu's daughters?
(a) To go up to the top of Mt. Kenya and pray.
(b) To live under a matriarchal system.
(c) To undergo an immediate initiation operation.
(d) To kill a ram as a sacrifice.

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

4. Where was the resting place of the Divider of the Universe, the creator of the Gikuyu tribe?
(a) Mt. Kilimanjaro.
(b) In the jungles of Kenya.
(c) Mt. Kenya.
(d) Beside Victoria Falls.

5. What qualities does Mr. Kenyatta display which are rare among students of social science?
(a) Curiosity and persistence.
(b) Outspokenness and honesty.
(c) Intelligence and humility.
(d) Bravery and diligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a moherega?

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

3. What was the name of the chief who entered into a treaty with the Europeans and was then deported and died on his way to the coast?

4. How did the Gikuyu lose most of their lands?

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

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