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

2. Where is the Gikuyu God supposed to reside?
(a) Lake Victoria.
(b) Mt. Kenya.
(c) Victoria Falls.
(d) Mt. Kilimanjaro.

3. What do the boys and girls do after the location of the surgery is blessed and ancestral spirits appeased?
(a) They eat a special food.
(b) They go to the same tree.
(c) They kneel and pray to their ancestors.
(d) They dance in a circle.

4. When can the Gikuyu people participate in the government?
(a) After marriage.
(b) After having children.
(c) After owning land.
(d) After circumcision.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who plants the seeds in the Gikuyu society?

2. When does a man become a member of the Court of Elders?

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

4. How many sheep are slaughtered for the marriage feast?

5. When the boy is accepted in marriage, what do his parents do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu girl.

2. Whom do the Gikuyu worship as God?

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

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

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

6. Describe the planting ceremony.

7. How did the Gikuyu society become democratic?

8. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

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

10. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

(see the answer keys)

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