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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 a name of the Gikuyu God?
(a) Lunai.
(b) Baloo.
(c) Ngai.
(d) Bogai.

2. What serves as churches for the Gikuyu?
(a) Sacred groves.
(b) Sacred huts.
(c) Sacred trees.
(d) The river.

3. When do the Gikuyu make sacrifices to their god?
(a) Only in dire circumstances and when rain fails to fall.
(b) For a good harvest.
(c) For fertility.
(d) For good health.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the father teach his son about plants and roots?

3. How many women are Gikuyu men allowed to marry?

4. What is the circumcision of both sexes regarded as in Gikuyu society?

5. What do the fathers teach their young sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

2. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

3. Describe the harvesting ceremony.

4. What are reasons for divorce in Gikuyu society?

5. What happens when a Gikuyu girl accepts a boy in marriage?

6. What happens if rain fails to fall normally?

7. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

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

9. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

10. What happens once all the dowry animals are paid to the parents of the bride?

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