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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Magical and Medical Practices and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age is a Gikuyu child circumcised?
(a) Twelve or thirteen.
(b) Fifteen or sixteen.
(c) Seventeen or eighteen.
(d) Fourteen.

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

3. To whom did Kenyatta act as interpreter to in his big land case?
(a) Chief Kmaha.
(b) Chief Kioi.
(c) Chief Lambata.
(d) Chief Lundita.

4. What is the busiest time for the majority of the women?
(a) Weeding time.
(b) Planting time.
(c) Hut-building time.
(d) Harvesting-time.

5. What is the Gkuyu word for witch doctor?
(a) Mondo-mogo.
(b) Mojo-mondi.
(c) Mowo-towo.
(d) Matwa-mati.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does all love magic require?

3. In what manner is the sacrificial animal killed?

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

5. How many types of spirituality are there among the Gikuyus?

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