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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 sound of the Gikuyu's God's movement?
(a) Rustling trees.
(b) Thunder,.
(c) Rushing river water.
(d) Mighty wind.

2. What does a man pay when he is initiated into the religious and sacrificial council?
(a) A goat.
(b) A cow.
(c) A ewe.
(d) A lamb.

3. Under the Constitution that was drawn up after the Gikuyu people became democratic, what were all young men supposed to be?
(a) Elders.
(b) Agriculturists.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Married.

4. Where are the strips of the sacrificial animal buried ?
(a) In crossroads throughout the village.
(b) On Mount Kenya.
(c) By the river.
(d) In the gardens.

5. What does Kenyatta fear western education will do to the Gikuyu society?
(a) Give Gikuyus an inferiority complex.
(b) Tempt them to leave Kenya and go abroad.
(c) Be the downfall of the structure of the clan.
(d) Turn them against their ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kenyatta think the European teacher coming to Africa should do?

2. What animal is sacrificed to the Gikuyu god?

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

4. What did the government of the Gikuyu become eventually?

5. For what did the Europeans condemn the Gikuyus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

3. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

4. Describe the planting ceremony.

5. What is the school in the Gikuyu nation? How do the mothers and nurses educate the very young?

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

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

8. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

9. What happens if rain fails to fall normally?

10. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

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