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

2. What does the boy do when he is accepted by the girl for marriage?
(a) He celebrates with his friends.
(b) He tells his parents.
(c) He sends gifts to the girl's parents.
(d) He sends the girl a bouquet of flowers.

3. Into how many administrative districts is the Gikuyu territory divided?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. How is the first stage of youth marked in the Gikuyu tribe?
(a) By piercing the outer ear.
(b) By piercing the navel.
(c) By painting the body.
(d) By shaving the head.

5. What was the first ruler of the Gikuyu people like?
(a) Tyrannical.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Benevolent.
(d) Beloved by the people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does one say my or our mother in Gikuyu?

3. Where are the strips of the sacrificial animal buried ?

4. What was the name of the first governmental group?

5. What do the boys and girls do after the location of the surgery is blessed and ancestral spirits appeased?

(see the answer key)

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