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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tribal Origin and Kinship System and The Gikuyu System of Land Tenure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stages of eldership did Kenyatta pass
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. To whom did Kenyatta act as interpreter to in his big land case?
(a) Chief Kioi.
(b) Chief Lambata.
(c) Chief Lundita.
(d) Chief Kmaha.

3. In the prophesy of the Gikuyu medicine man, what was the color of the bodies of the men who were to come out of the big water?
(a) The color of light-colored fish.
(b) The color of a small light-colored frog living in water.
(c) The color of white butterflies.
(d) The color of white leopards.

4. Where did Kenyatta live when he was learning the methods of warfare?
(a) Near Mt. Kilimanjaro.
(b) In Nairobi.
(c) On the Serengeti plain.
(d) Near Ngare Narok.

5. What is the key to the life of the Gikuyu?
(a) Ceremonies.
(b) Land tenure.
(c) Warfare practices.
(d) Magic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a moherega?

2. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?

3. How did the Gikuyu lose most of their lands?

4. How many of the Gikuyu live as squatters on farms on European land?

5. What does Mr. Kenyatta recognize which is all important?

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