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

2. What can't a man get without sheep and goats?
(a) Land.
(b) Wife.
(c) Hut.
(d) Status.

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

4. What is the father of a Gikuyu family called?
(a) Simba.
(b) Gikoo.
(c) Gooyi.
(d) Baba.

5. During what years did the Hilton Young Commission on land tenure take place?
(a) 1931-33.
(b) 1930-31.
(c) 1928-29.
(d) 1927-28.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many wives do Gikuyu men usually have?

3. What is the Gkuyu word for witch doctor?

4. How many sheep or goats equal the value of one cow?

5. When is the piercing of the child's lobe done?

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