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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 was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?
(a) Mogai.
(b) Mowgli.
(c) Moombi.
(d) Mombassa.

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

3. What quote from William James was in the Introduction to the book?
(a) "Beware of anthropologists."
(b) "Intuition is more important than mere facts,:
(c) "Progress is a terrible thing."
(d) "Beware of ethnic prejudice."

4. What is done the day before the circumcision operation?
(a) The head is shaved.
(b) Feathers are put in the hair.
(c) A bracelet with bells is put around the ankle.
(d) The body is painted red and white.

5. What did the government of the Gikuyu become eventually?
(a) A democratic government.
(b) A dictatorship.
(c) A kingdom ruled by royalty.
(d) A communal system.

Short Answer Questions

1. When can the Gikuyu people participate in the government?

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

3. What was the name of the second Royal Commission on land tenure?

4. When did Kenyatta learn about a new religious cult?

5. What was Kenyatta's grandfather?

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