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

2. What do the Gikuyu call their grandmother?
(a) Coco.
(b) Baba.
(c) Mamba.
(d) Lolo.

3. Which animals are the most valuable to the Gikuyus?
(a) Sheep and goats.
(b) Horses and cattle.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Pigs and calves.

4. What is the mother's brother called?
(a) Oono.
(b) Unka.
(c) Loopi.
(d) Mama.

5. In what year was Kenyatta delegated to present the Gikuyu point of view with regard to land matters to the Secretary of State for the Colonies?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1927.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?

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

3. What is a moherega?

4. What is the father of a Gikuyu family called?

5. What was the short name of the famous medicine man of the Gikuyu who prophesied the coming of Europeans with guns?

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