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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. When an animal is to be sacrificed to God, where is the ceremony held?
(a) On the top of Mount Kenya.
(b) In a clearing in the jungle.
(c) In the woman's hut.
(d) At a sacred tree.

2. During what years did the Hilton Young Commission on land tenure take place?
(a) 1931-33.
(b) 1927-28.
(c) 1928-29.
(d) 1930-31.

3. What was the condition that the nine men had to agree to if they wanted to marry Gikuyu's daughters?
(a) To go up to the top of Mt. Kenya and pray.
(b) To live under a matriarchal system.
(c) To undergo an immediate initiation operation.
(d) To kill a ram as a sacrifice.

4. How long does it take to build a Gikuyu hut?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) A day.
(d) Three days.

5. From whom did the Gikuyu buy land when they moved southward?
(a) The Ndorobo.
(b) The Masai.
(c) The pygmies.
(d) The Watusi.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what did the Europeans condemn the Gikuyus?

2. What is the fourth stage of the marriage arrangements?

3. What was the first ruler of the Gikuyu people like?

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

5. How do the Gikuyu people finally kill the evil spirits?

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