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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 are Gikuyu shields made of?

2. What do the Gikuyu call their grandmother?

3. How many stages of eldership did Kenyatta pass

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What work do the Gikuyu men do?

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

3. How does a man go about buying land from a Gikuyu?

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

5. What are Gikuyu children expected to do?

6. Describe the Gikuyu hut of a woman.

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

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

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

10. What happens when the father, the owner of the land, dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the harvesting ceremony.

2) Describe the ceremony to chase away illness and disease.

3) Describe the communion of Gikuyus with their ancestors. What does Kenyatta compare it with in European culture?

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) 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.

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