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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Kenyatta learn about a new religious cult?
(a) 1930-31.
(b) 1932-33.
(c) 1927-28.
(d) 1928-29.

2. In what year was Kenyatta delegated to present the Gikuyu point of view with regard to land matters to the Secretary of State for the Colonies?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1924.

3. How long is a Gikuyu warrior's spear?
(a) Over six feet long.
(b) Four feet long.
(c) Between 3 and 4 feet.
(d) Between five and six feet.

4. What quote from William James was in the Introduction to the book?
(a) "Intuition is more important than mere facts,:
(b) "Beware of ethnic prejudice."
(c) "Progress is a terrible thing."
(d) "Beware of anthropologists."

5. What does Mr. Kenyatta recognize which is all important?
(a) The danger of fame and fortune.
(b) His lack of education.
(c) The danger of his own bias.
(d) His love of the European culture.

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

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

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

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

10. How long does a well built hut usually last?
(a) Five or more years.
(b) Ten or more years.
(c) Seven or more years.
(d) One or more years.

11. What is iron beaten into a heap is called?
(a) Mondwa.
(b) Kindwi.
(c) Kondwa.
(d) Lowda.

12. Which animals are the most valuable to the Gikuyus?
(a) Horses and cattle.
(b) Pigs and calves.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Sheep and goats.

13. What is the worst thing a Gikuyu man can do to infuriate another?
(a) Spit on him.
(b) Get the witchdoctor to cast a spell on him.
(c) Insult his mother.
(d) Sleep with his wife.

14. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?
(a) With a story about a Rhinoceros and a man.
(b) With a story about a lion with a man.
(c) With the story of a fox and a man.
(d) With a story about an elephant and a man.

15. In what part of Kenya does the country of the Gikuyu lie?
(a) Central.
(b) Northern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Southern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Kenyatta hold in the Gikuyu Central Association?

2. How did the Gikuyu lose most of their lands?

3. For what is the man's hut used?

4. From whom did the Gikuyu buy grain?

5. Kenyatta gave evidence before the Morris Carter Kenya Land Commission in London in what year?

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