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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a member of the warrior class, with what other tribe's warfare methods did Kenyatta become acquainted?
(a) The Masai.
(b) The Mogani.
(c) The Mau Mau.
(d) The Tigoni.

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

3. Which two men are responsible for undertaking the new drive in French folklore?
(a) Baudelaire and Saint Exupery.
(b) Riviere and Varagniac.
(c) Victor Hugo and Balzac.
(d) Proust and Lamartine.

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

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

6. Where did the people living in the forests build their homes?
(a) In ckearings.
(b) On the plain.
(c) Underground.
(d) In the trees.

7. What is the sign of wealth among the Gikuyu?
(a) Sons.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Goats.

8. What are Gikuyu shields made of?
(a) Rhinoceros hide.
(b) Buffalo hide.
(c) Elephant hide.
(d) Lion hide.

9. What do the Gikuyu call their grandmother?
(a) Coco.
(b) Lolo.
(c) Baba.
(d) Mamba.

10. To whom does Kenyatta write that he is indebted to concerning technical advice on anthropological points?
(a) Dr. Albert Schmidt.
(b) Dr. Raymond Firth.
(c) Dr. James Woodman.
(d) Dr. William Forth.

11. How many sheep or goats equal the value of one cow?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

12. What can't a man get without sheep and goats?
(a) Land.
(b) Hut.
(c) Wife.
(d) Status.

13. What does a Gikuyu woman call the parcel of land she is allowed to cultivate?
(a) My garden.
(b) My land.
(c) My property.
(d) My earth.

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

15. What is the mbari or nyomba?
(a) Family group.
(b) Hut of a female Gikuyu.
(c) Witch doctor.
(d) Hut of a male Gikuyu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into how many administrative districts is the Gikuyu territory divided?

2. How high should the crops be when weeding is begun?

3. What was the name of the second Royal Commission on land tenure?

4. The ore is reduced to ____________.

5. What was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?

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