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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. What position did Kenyatta hold in the Gikuyu Central Association?
(a) Treasurer.
(b) President.
(c) General Secretary.
(d) Vice-president.

2. What were the people who lived in the forests called?
(a) Aathi.
(b) Gumba.
(c) Masai.
(d) Ndorobo.

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

4. What kind of charcoal has a particular value in smelting iron?
(a) Palm charcoal.
(b) Banana charcoal.
(c) Beobab charcoal.
(d) Pine tree charcoal.

5. 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?
(a) Kikumboo.
(b) Wukumbi.
(c) Waiyaki
(d) Kaigumbi.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the study of the German people by German scholars called?

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

5. What is the sign of wealth among the Gikuyu?

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