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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 does Kenyatta fear western education will do to the Gikuyu society?
(a) Turn them against their ancestors.
(b) Tempt them to leave Kenya and go abroad.
(c) Be the downfall of the structure of the clan.
(d) Give Gikuyus an inferiority complex.

2. Which class helped Mr. Kenyatta become an excellent ethnographer?
(a) Discussion class in London.
(b) Anthropology class in Paris.
(c) Economics class in Kenya.
(d) Discussion class in Berlin.

3. How many sheep or goats equal the value of one cow?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

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

5. On what day is the woman admitted into the husband's clan?
(a) The eighth.
(b) The seventh.
(c) The nineth.
(d) The sixth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the value of a bull or ox in terms of sheep or goats.

2. When does a junior warrior become a senior warrior?

3. When does a man become a member of the Court of Elders?

4. Which animals are the most valuable to the Gikuyus?

5. How long does it take to build a Gikuyu hut?

(see the answer key)

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