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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 did the government of the Gikuyu become eventually?

2. How do the Gikuyu children gain physical strength?

3. At what age is the first stage of Gikuyu youth marked?

4. What is the school in the Gikuyu nation?

5. When a man becomes ill, ________________ are sought.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the Gikuyu worship?

2. What must a Gikuyu boy do when he wants to get married?

3. What is considered the sound of Ngai's movement? What is his weapon?

4. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

5. How did the Gikuyu society become democratic?

6. What is the school in the Gikuyu nation? How do the mothers and nurses educate the very young?

7. What happens once all the dowry animals are paid to the parents of the bride?

8. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

9. What does the Gikuyu father teach his son?

10. Describe the planting ceremony.

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 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 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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