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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. In the prophesy of the Gikuyu medicine man, what was the color of the bodies of the men who were to come out of the big water?

2. As a member of the warrior class, with what other tribe's warfare methods did Kenyatta become acquainted?

3. What was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?

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

5. What is the value of a bull or ox in terms of sheep or goats.

Short Essay Questions

1. What work do the Gikuyu men do?

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

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

4. What are cattle used for in Gikuyu society?

5. Describe the Gikuyu hut of a woman.

6. What work do the Gikuyu women do?

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

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

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

10. What do the Gikuyu do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) What work do the Gikuyu women do?

2) What work do the Gikuyu men do?

3) Describe what cattle, sheep, and goats are used for in the Gikuyu culture?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) List the eleven types of Gikuyu magic.

2) Describe how charm and protective magic is used to protect one from wild animals and harmful entities.

3) Describe the love magic used to obtain the love of many for an individual.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe why Kenyatta is so well suited to write an ethnography of the Gikuyu tribe. What are his credentials?

2) Who is Bronislav Malinowski and how did he help Kenyatta with his book?

3) Explain Kenyatta's reason for writing the book.

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