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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 was the name of the chief who entered into a treaty with the Europeans and was then deported and died on his way to the coast?
(a) Wukumbi.
(b) Kaigumbi.
(c) Kikumboo.
(d) Waiyaki

2. Why did the Gikuyu men get their wives pregnant all at the same time?
(a) To build up the numbers of tribe members.
(b) To force a change to a patriarchal society.
(c) To prove their virility.
(d) To follow an old tribal custom.

3. How many women are Gikuyu men allowed to marry?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) As many as they can support.
(d) Twenty-five.

4. When does a man become a member of the Court of Elders?
(a) When he marries.
(b) When he owns a house.
(c) After one child is circumcised.
(d) After two children are circumcised.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kenyatta learn about a new religious cult?

2. As a member of the warrior class, with what other tribe's warfare methods did Kenyatta become acquainted?

3. At what age is the first stage of Gikuyu youth marked?

4. What were the Gikuyus made to know by the Europeans?

5. What does Mr. Kenyatta recognize which is all important?

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