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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did the Gikuyu buy land when they moved southward?

2. What is the worst thing a Gikuyu man can do to infuriate another?

3. The ore is reduced to ____________.

4. Which class helped Mr. Kenyatta become an excellent ethnographer?

5. What united people in Africa against Western influence, above all against Great Britain and the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the cultural and historical traditions of the Gikuyu people handed down from generation to generation?

2. What is Kenyatta speaking of when he refers to those "professional friends of the African"?

3. Describe the Gikuyu hut of a woman.

4. What do the Gikuyu do for a living?

5. To whom is Kenyatta particularly indebted to in the writing of the book?

6. What happened when the descendents of Gikuyu outgrew the land?

7. Explain the place of the father in the Gikuyu society.

8. What is the story of the creation of the Gikuyu tribe?

9. What enabled Kenyatta to write an ethnography of the Gikuyu tribe?

10. What is the origin of the Gikuyu's use of iron?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) In the "Conclusion" what does Kenyatta reiterate is so important about the Gikuyu culture.

2) Why does Kenyatta feel learning in the family environment is healthy?

3) Explain how reading "Facing Mount Kenya - Tribal Life of the Gikuyu" changed or didn't change your opinion of Africans. Do you now admire the Gikuyus ? Why? Why not?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) What happens to a boy after he is circumcised? What groups does he join and when?

2) What are the reasons for war among the Gikuyu people. Describe the wars.

3) Describe the court system in the Gikuyu culture.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe Gikuyu hut building. Who builds the huts? How long does it take?

2) Describe a Gikuyu woman's hut.

3) Describe a Gikuyu man's hut.

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