View a FREE sample

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 was Kenyatta's grandfather?
(a) An elder.
(b) A hunter and a farmer.
(c) A seer and a magician.
(d) A warrior.

2. How many sheep are slaughtered for the marriage feast?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

4. Who leads the initiates to the homestead?
(a) The mother.
(b) Senior warriors.
(c) The medicine man.
(d) The father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has become the attitude of modern social science?

2. How is the first stage of youth marked in the Gikuyu tribe?

3. From what month to what month is the season of the big rain In Gikuyuland?

4. What does the father teach his son about plants and roots?

5. What does a man pay when he is initiated into the religious and sacrificial council?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample