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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. In what manner is the sacrificial animal killed?
(a) Hung.
(b) Strangled.
(c) Pierced with an arrow.
(d) Throat cut.

2. When does a man become a member of the Court of Elders?
(a) When he owns a house.
(b) When he marries.
(c) After two children are circumcised.
(d) After one child is circumcised.

3. What do Gikuyus do instead of praying to their ancestral spirits?
(a) Give them gitts of respect.
(b) Light a fire on top of Mount Kenya in their honor.
(c) Name their children after them.
(d) Hold a feast in their honor.

4. How many wives do Gikuyu men usually have?
(a) Around fifteen.
(b) Around sixteen.
(c) Around twenty-five.
(d) Around ten.

5. How does a Gikuyu marriage come about?
(a) Men and women choose their own mates.
(b) The marriages are arranged by Gikuyu elders.
(c) The marriages are arranged by the parents.
(d) The Gikuyu men choose their brides.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first ruler of the Gikuyu people like?

2. What is the sound of the Gikuyu's God's movement?

3. What kind of games do the young Gikuyu play?

4. What kind of government did the British introduce when they came?

5. What is the first thing the Gikuyu do when they decide evil spirits have brought illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the planting ceremony.

2. How did the Gikuyu society become democratic?

3. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

4. What does Kenyatta hope his analysis of the educational system of the Gikuyu will help the Europeans understand?

5. What is considered the sound of Ngai's movement? What is his weapon?

6. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

7. Where do the Gikuyu worship?

8. What must a Gikuyu boy do when he wants to get married?

9. What happens when a man has a hut suitable for his wife?

10. Why does Kenyatta defend the clitoridectomy of Gikuyu girls?

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