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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Religion and Ancestor Worship and The New Religion in East Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many partitions are in the male Gikuyu's hut?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. What did the Gikuyus consider "white man's magic"?
(a) Western medicine.
(b) Reading and writing.
(c) Money.
(d) Having one wife.

3. How many oaths control the court proceedings of the Gikuyu?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. When does a junior warrior become a senior warrior?
(a) After he make his own weapons.
(b) After he takes part in a battle.
(c) After he marries more than five women.
(d) Twelve rain seasons after his weapons are blessed.

5. When do the Gikuyu make sacrifices to their god?
(a) Only in dire circumstances and when rain fails to fall.
(b) For a good harvest.
(c) For fertility.
(d) For good health.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a Gikuyu marriage come about?

2. The ore is reduced to ____________.

3. What kind of charcoal has a particular value in smelting iron?

4. Which two men are responsible for undertaking the new drive in French folklore?

5. What are Gikuyu shields made of?

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