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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. What does a Gikuyu woman call the parcel of land she is allowed to cultivate?
(a) My land.
(b) My garden.
(c) My property.
(d) My earth.

2. What was Kenyatta's grandfather?
(a) A seer and a magician.
(b) An elder.
(c) A hunter and a farmer.
(d) A warrior.

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

4. What were the Gikuyus made to know by the Europeans?
(a) They should pattern themselves after the Europeans.
(b) Might is right.
(c) Africa has no future.
(d) The black man is inferior.

5. What was the name of Kenyatta's aunt who performed the initiation operation on Gikuyu girls?
(a) Waco.
(b) Vinca.
(c) Luca.
(d) Lanca.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what month to what month is the season of the big rain In Gikuyuland?

2. What are the stomach contents of the sacrificial animal mixed with during the harvesting ceremony?

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

4. What was the founder of the Gikuyu tribe called?

5. When does a junior warrior become a senior warrior?

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