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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Kenyatta's grandfather?
(a) A hunter and a farmer.
(b) A seer and a magician.
(c) A warrior.
(d) An elder.

4. How does one say my or our mother in Gikuyu?
(a) Maito.
(b) Maba.
(c) Mooli.
(d) Moobi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two men are responsible for undertaking the new drive in French folklore?

2. What food is used to feed women after childbirth?

3. What qualities does Mr. Kenyatta display which are rare among students of social science?

4. The ore is reduced to ____________.

5. Which class helped Mr. Kenyatta become an excellent ethnographer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the basic units of the Gikuyu tribe?

2. What happens when the father, the owner of the land, dies?

3. What work do the Gikuyu women do?

4. What qualities does Kenyatta exhibit in his book that are rare among students of social science?

5. How does a man go about buying land from a Gikuyu?

6. What does Malinkowski maintain would be a good enough reason for the book?

7. What is considered to be the most important aspect of Gikuyu society and why?

8. What is the origin of the Gikuyu's use of iron?

9. Where is the country of the Gikuyu located? How many different administrative districts exist? What is the approximate population?

10. Describe the Gikuyu hut of a woman.

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