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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 do the Gikuyu children gain physical strength?

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

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

4. When the boy is accepted in marriage, what do his parents do?

5. How many wives do Gikuyu men usually have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the Gikuyu worship?

2. Describe the planting ceremony.

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

4. Describe the harvesting ceremony.

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

6. What does the Gikuyu father teach his son?

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

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

9. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

10. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

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 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) 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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