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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 do the fathers teach their young sons?

2. When can the Gikuyu people participate in the government?

3. How is the first stage of youth marked in the Gikuyu tribe?

4. What is the circumcision of both sexes regarded as in Gikuyu society?

5. What is a name of the Gikuyu God?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

2. Describe the planting ceremony.

3. Describe the harvesting ceremony.

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

5. How did the Gikuyu society become democratic?

6. Where do the Gikuyu worship?

7. What happens when a man has a hut suitable for his wife?

8. Whom do the Gikuyu worship as God?

9. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

10. What does Kenyatta hope his analysis of the educational system of the Gikuyu will help the Europeans understand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) What happens to a boy after he is circumcised? What groups does he join and when?

2) What are the reasons for war among the Gikuyu people. Describe the wars.

3) Describe the court system in the Gikuyu culture.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) In the "Conclusion" what does Kenyatta reiterate is so important about the Gikuyu culture.

2) Why does Kenyatta feel learning in the family environment is healthy?

3) Explain how reading "Facing Mount Kenya - Tribal Life of the Gikuyu" changed or didn't change your opinion of Africans. Do you now admire the Gikuyus ? Why? Why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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