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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. When the boy is accepted in marriage, what do his parents do?
(a) They thank their ancestors in prayer.
(b) They explain the duties of being a husband to their son.
(c) They consult with the medicine man of the tribe.
(d) They visit the parents of the bride to be.

2. What musical instruments are used to chase away evil spirits?
(a) Drums.
(b) Magic sticks.
(c) Flutes,.
(d) Horns.

3. For what did the Europeans condemn the Gikuyus?
(a) Circumcision.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Medicine men.
(d) Magic.

4. What did the government of the Gikuyu become eventually?
(a) A communal system.
(b) A kingdom ruled by royalty.
(c) A democratic government.
(d) A dictatorship.

5. How do the Gikuyu children gain physical strength?
(a) Exercises.
(b) Digging in the garden.
(c) Dances.
(d) Climbing trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an animal is to be sacrificed to God, where is the ceremony held?

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

3. Where are the strips of the sacrificial animal buried ?

4. Who plants the seeds in the Gikuyu society?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

2. Whom do the Gikuyu worship as God?

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

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

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

6. Describe the planting ceremony.

7. What are reasons for divorce in Gikuyu society?

8. How did the Gikuyu society become democratic?

9. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

10. How many wives does a Gikuyu man usually have? How many husbands does a Gikuyu woman usually have?

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