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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. What were the people who lived in the forests called?

2. What can't a man get without sheep and goats?

3. Why did the Gikuyu men get their wives pregnant all at the same time?

4. How many of the Gikuyu live as squatters on farms on European land?

5. What was the name of Gikuyu's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the country of the Gikuyu located? How many different administrative districts exist? What is the approximate population?

2. What does Malinkowski maintain would be a good enough reason for the book?

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

4. How are the brother of the mother and sister of the mother considered in Gikuyu society?

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

6. What are sheep and goats used for in Gikuyu society?

7. What are the basic units of the Gikuyu tribe?

8. List some of the activities Kenyatta participated in which make him an excellent representative of his tribe.

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

10. Describe the hut of a male Gikuyu.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) According to Kenyatta , why has there been a rise of new religious groups in Africa.

2) Describe the new religions which arose in Africa.

3) What happened when the Watu wa Mngu religious group grew larger and more active?

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Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the customs of sex life among young Gikuyu people.

2) Describe marriage in the Gikuyu culture. How many wives do Gikuyu men usually have? How many husbands do Gikuyu woman usually have?

3) What is the basis for divorce for Gikuyu men and Gikuyu women?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) How does Kenyatta defend the clitoridectomy of Gikuyu girls?

2) Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu girl. What is done to her the day before the the surgery? Describe all the steps in initiation. What privileges does she have after surgery?

3) Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu boy. What privileges does he have after he is circumcised?

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