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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 is a man initiated into the council of peace?

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

3. How many women are Gikuyu men allowed to marry?

4. What do the fathers teach their young sons?

5. What do the girls and their sponsors do in the hut on the day of circumcision?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the stages of youth in the Gikuyu society.

2. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

3. Describe the planting ceremony.

4. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

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

6. Where do the Gikuyu worship?

7. How did the Gikuyu society become democratic?

8. Describe the harvesting ceremony.

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

10. What are reasons for divorce in Gikuyu society?

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) 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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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