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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Marriage System and The Gikuyu System of Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the fourth stage of the marriage arrangements?
(a) Sending gifts to the bride's parents.
(b) Holding a feast.
(c) Slaughtering the sheep.
(d) Setting a day to sign the marriage contract.

3. When the boy is accepted in marriage, what do his parents do?
(a) They visit the parents of the bride to be.
(b) They explain the duties of being a husband to their son.
(c) They consult with the medicine man of the tribe.
(d) They thank their ancestors in prayer.

4. How many partitions are in the male Gikuyu's hut?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many sheep are slaughtered for the marriage feast?

3. What is a moherega?

4. Under the Constitution that was drawn up after the Gikuyu people became democratic, what were all young men supposed to be?

5. What is the circumcision of both sexes regarded as in Gikuyu society?

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