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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. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?

2. The ore is reduced to ____________.

3. What food is used to feed women after childbirth?

4. What was the name of the chief who entered into a treaty with the Europeans and was then deported and died on his way to the coast?

5. Of the animals who ran away, which were chosen to be defenders of the forests?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is considered to be the most important aspect of Gikuyu society and why?

3. What work do the Gikuyu men do?

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

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

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

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

8. What work do the Gikuyu women do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) What role does a Gikuyu mother play in the education of Gikuyu children?

2) What role does a Gikuyu father play in the education of his sons?

3) Why does Kenyatta feel European education would cause the downfall of the Gikuyu society?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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