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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. What do Gikuyus do instead of praying to their ancestral spirits?
(a) Light a fire on top of Mount Kenya in their honor.
(b) Give them gitts of respect.
(c) Name their children after them.
(d) Hold a feast in their honor.

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

3. In what year did members of the new religion clash with police?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1934
(d) 1933.

4. What was the name of the second Royal Commission on land tenure?
(a) Nairobi Royal Commission.
(b) Royal Committee of Kenya.
(c) Joint Committee on the Closer Union of East Africa.
(d) British-Gikuyu Royal Commission.

5. When is a Gikuyu man initiated into the religious and sacrificial council?
(a) When his wife is past child-bearing age.
(b) When three of his sons become warriors.
(c) When he becomes an elder.
(d) When two of his daughters marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a Gikuyu woman call the parcel of land she is allowed to cultivate?

2. How many sheep are slaughtered for the marriage feast?

3. When do the Gikuyu make sacrifices to their god?

4. What is riika?

5. What is the Gikuyu word for courtship fondling?

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