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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the Europeans first came to Gikuyuland, how did the Gikuyu regard them?
(a) As lonely wanderers.
(b) As dangerous enemies.
(c) As interesting foreigners.
(d) As conquerors.

3. What is the approximate population of the Gikuyu country?
(a) One million.
(b) One and a half million.
(c) Two million.
(d) A half a million.

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

5. What is the father of a Gikuyu family called?
(a) Gooyi.
(b) Simba.
(c) Baba.
(d) Gikoo.

6. How many stages of eldership did Kenyatta pass
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

7. What qualities does Mr. Kenyatta display which are rare among students of social science?
(a) Bravery and diligence.
(b) Outspokenness and honesty.
(c) Intelligence and humility.
(d) Curiosity and persistence.

8. How do the Masai regard cultivation of the soil?
(a) As a way to train their children.
(b) As a crime against their gods.
(c) As an occupation.
(d) As a major source of food supply.

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

10. What was the short name of the famous medicine man of the Gikuyu who prophesied the coming of Europeans with guns?
(a) Mogo.
(b) Luku.
(c) Wama.
(d) Giku.

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

12. How did the Gikuyu lose most of their lands?
(a) Through deserting their lands and moving southward.
(b) Through selling their land to the Europeans.
(c) Through fighting with the Europeans.
(d) Through their magnanimity.

13. Which class helped Mr. Kenyatta become an excellent ethnographer?
(a) Anthropology class in Paris.
(b) Discussion class in London.
(c) Discussion class in Berlin.
(d) Economics class in Kenya.

14. What is the key to the life of the Gikuyu?
(a) Ceremonies.
(b) Land tenure.
(c) Magic.
(d) Warfare practices.

15. Where are the author's credentials written in a book?
(a) Dedication.
(b) Bibliography.
(c) Preface.
(d) Appendix.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many sheep or goats equal the value of one cow?

4. How does one say my or our mother in Gikuyu?

5. What was the name of Gikuyu's wife?

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