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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 key to the life of the Gikuyu?
(a) Warfare practices.
(b) Magic.
(c) Land tenure.
(d) Ceremonies.
2. What is the value of a bull or ox in terms of sheep or goats.
(a) Five sheep or goats.
(b) Seven sheep or goats.
(c) Six sheep or goats.
(d) Four sheep or goats.
3. What qualities does Mr. Kenyatta display which are rare among students of social science?
(a) Intelligence and humility.
(b) Curiosity and persistence.
(c) Outspokenness and honesty.
(d) Bravery and diligence.
4. What kind of charcoal has a particular value in smelting iron?
(a) Banana charcoal.
(b) Beobab charcoal.
(c) Pine tree charcoal.
(d) Palm charcoal.
5. What united people in Africa against Western influence, above all against Great Britain and the United States?
(a) The mismanagement of the "Chinese incident."
(b) The interference of Great Britain and the US.
(c) The arrogance of Great Britain and the US.
(d) The intolerance shown by Great Britain and the US.
Short Answer Questions
1. What has become the attitude of modern social science?
2. A man who owns a hut is referred to as __________.
3. How long does it take to build a Gikuyu hut?
4. What is the sign of wealth among the Gikuyu?
5. How many stages of eldership did Kenyatta pass
Short Essay Questions
1. What are sheep and goats used for in Gikuyu society?
2. What is Kenyatta speaking of when he refers to those "professional friends of the African"?
3. How does the Gikuyu society change from a matriarchal to a patriarchal society?
4. What enabled Kenyatta to write an ethnography of the Gikuyu tribe?
5. How does a man go about buying land from a Gikuyu?
6. How are the children in the Gikuyu tribe viewed?
7. What are cattle used for in Gikuyu society?
8. What qualities does Kenyatta exhibit in his book that are rare among students of social science?
9. Where is the country of the Gikuyu located? How many different administrative districts exist? What is the approximate population?
10. How are the cultural and historical traditions of the Gikuyu people handed down from generation to generation?
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