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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 does a man pay when he is initiated into the religious and sacrificial council?

2. What is the sound of the Gikuyu's God's movement?

3. What is the first thing the Gikuyu do when they decide evil spirits have brought illness?

4. Why does Kenyatta feel the Gikuyu form of education is better than formal education.

5. What does the father teach his son about plants and roots?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kenyatta defend the clitoridectomy of Gikuyu girls?

2. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

3. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

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

5. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

6. What are reasons for divorce in Gikuyu society?

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

8. Describe the planting ceremony.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) How does Kenyatta defend the clitoridectomy of Gikuyu girls?

2) Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu girl. What is done to her the day before the the surgery? Describe all the steps in initiation. What privileges does she have after surgery?

3) Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu boy. What privileges does he have after he is circumcised?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) According to Kenyatta , why has there been a rise of new religious groups in Africa.

2) Describe the new religions which arose in Africa.

3) What happened when the Watu wa Mngu religious group grew larger and more active?

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Essay Topic 3

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?

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