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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. Which two men are responsible for undertaking the new drive in French folklore?
(a) Proust and Lamartine.
(b) Riviere and Varagniac.
(c) Victor Hugo and Balzac.
(d) Baudelaire and Saint Exupery.

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

3. What does Mr. Kenyatta recognize which is all important?
(a) His love of the European culture.
(b) His lack of education.
(c) The danger of his own bias.
(d) The danger of fame and fortune.

4. What does a Gikuyu woman call the parcel of land she is allowed to cultivate?
(a) My property.
(b) My land.
(c) My earth.
(d) My garden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When the Europeans first came to Gikuyuland, how did the Gikuyu regard them?

3. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?

4. What is riika?

5. What is the approximate population of the Gikuyu country?

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