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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Religion and Ancestor Worship and The New Religion in East Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Kenyatta live when he was learning the methods of warfare?
(a) In Nairobi.
(b) On the Serengeti plain.
(c) Near Ngare Narok.
(d) Near Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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

3. What is done to the girl's body prior to surgery?
(a) It is painted with sacred colors.
(b) It is washed in the mother's hut.
(c) It is massaged and adorned with beads.
(d) It is blessed by the medicine man.

4. A man who owns a hut is referred to as __________.
(a) A married man.
(b) An elder.
(c) A wealthy man.
(d) A father.

5. When do the Gikuyu make sacrifices to their god?
(a) For good health.
(b) For a good harvest.
(c) Only in dire circumstances and when rain fails to fall.
(d) For fertility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Gkuyu word for witch doctor?

2. What do the fathers teach their young sons?

3. Which class helped Mr. Kenyatta become an excellent ethnographer?

4. What can't a man get without sheep and goats?

5. How does a Gikuyu marriage come about?

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