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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. When the man has a hut suitable for his wife what happens?

2. In what year did members of the new religion clash with police?

3. What is the fourth stage of the marriage arrangements?

4. What animal is sacrificed to the Gikuyu god?

5. When does a man become a member of the Court of Elders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom do the Gikuyu worship as God?

2. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

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

4. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

5. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

6. Describe the planting ceremony.

7. What happens when a Gikuyu girl accepts a boy in marriage?

8. What does the Gikuyu father teach his son?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the basic units of the Gikuyu tribe.

2) Describe the story of the creation of the Gikuyu tribe.

3) Why and how did the Gikuyus change from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal society?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe Gikuyu hut building. Who builds the huts? How long does it take?

2) Describe a Gikuyu woman's hut.

3) Describe a Gikuyu man's hut.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe how the father, mother, and grandparents are treated by other members of the family.

2) What is the difference between children of the same mother and children of the same father and the difference between the sister of the mother and the sister of the father?

3) What is the relationship of relatives by marriage?

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