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

2. How do the Gikuyu children gain physical strength?
(a) Climbing trees.
(b) Dances.
(c) Digging in the garden.
(d) Exercises.

3. In which kind of magic must the man drink a magic potion?
(a) In obtaining the love of his son.
(b) In obtaining the love of his sweetheart.
(c) In obtaining the love of God.
(d) In obtaining the love of many.

4. What is the study of the German people by German scholars called?
(a) Taegliches Leben des deutschen Volkes.
(b) Deutsche Gechichte.
(c) Volkskunde.
(d) Studium des deutchen Volkes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the government of the Gikuyu become eventually?

2. When is a Gikuyu man initiated into the religious and sacrificial council?

3. What is the Gikuyu word for courtship fondling?

4. What do the girls and their sponsors do in the hut on the day of circumcision?

5. When is the piercing of the child's lobe done?

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