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

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

3. How many men do Gikuyu women usually marry?
(a) Ten and twelve.
(b) Thirteen and fourteen.
(c) Two and three.
(d) Fifteen and twenty.

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

5. Of the animals who ran away, which were chosen to be defenders of the forests?
(a) Elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros.
(b) Cheetah and Wildebeast.
(c) Giraffe and Hippopotamus.
(d) Lion and leopard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kenyatta think the European teacher coming to Africa should do?

3. In what year was the big land case brought before the Supreme Court in Nairobi?

4. What was Kenyatta's grandfather?

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

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