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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. Into how many administrative districts is the Gikuyu territory divided?

2. What was the name of Kenyatta's aunt who performed the initiation operation on Gikuyu girls?

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

4. To whom does Kenyatta write that he is indebted to concerning technical advice on anthropological points?

5. Why did the animals run away from the Gikuyu women?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the Gikuyu do for a living?

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

4. What qualities does Kenyatta exhibit in his book that are rare among students of social science?

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

6. How does the Gikuyu society change from a matriarchal to a patriarchal society?

7. What work do the Gikuyu women do?

8. Why does Malinkowski write that we can't criticize Kenyatta for belief in magic?

9. How are the children in the Gikuyu tribe viewed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Why is the love magic to obtain the love of many for one considered dangerous?

2) What are the more popular kinds of love magic?

3) Describe what is done in healing magic.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the history of the Gikuyu system of government. How and why did it become a democratic government?

2) Describe how the Gikuyu Constitution was written and what it contains.

3) List the different Gikuyu councils. Why are they important?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) How did the making of iron come about in the Gikuyu tribe?

2) Describe how the Gikuyu make iron.

3) What do the Gikuyus make out of iron?

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