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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Economic Life and Industries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Masai regard cultivation of the soil?
(a) As a crime against their gods.
(b) As a way to train their children.
(c) As a major source of food supply.
(d) As an occupation.

2. How long does it take to build a Gikuyu hut?
(a) A week.
(b) Three days.
(c) A day.
(d) Two weeks.

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

4. What are Gikuyu shields made of?
(a) Rhinoceros hide.
(b) Lion hide.
(c) Buffalo hide.
(d) Elephant hide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the medicine man refer to the railway coming to Africa?

2. What is the mbari or nyomba?

3. How long does a well built hut usually last?

4. Where did Kenyatta live when he was learning the methods of warfare?

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

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