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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Marriage System and The Gikuyu System of Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Gikuyu name for millet?
(a) Mwere.
(b) Marira.
(c) Njogo.
(d) Njahe.

2. What is the value of a bull or ox in terms of sheep or goats.
(a) Seven sheep or goats.
(b) Five sheep or goats.
(c) Six sheep or goats.
(d) Four sheep or goats.

3. What do the girls and their sponsors do in the hut on the day of circumcision?
(a) They dance together.
(b) They exchange vows.
(c) The girls sit between the legs of their sponsors.
(d) They sing a special initiation song.

4. When the man has a hut suitable for his wife what happens?
(a) He takes her to the hut himself.
(b) He begins furnishing it.
(c) The bride is taken to his hut by his female relatives.
(d) He builds the sacred fire in the middle of the hut.

5. What do the Gikuyu call their grandmother?
(a) Lolo.
(b) Mamba.
(c) Baba.
(d) Coco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between which two countries was the African railway built?

2. What is the worst thing a Gikuyu man can do to infuriate another?

3. What is the sign of wealth among the Gikuyu?

4. A man who owns a hut is referred to as __________.

5. Where did Kenyatta live when he was learning the methods of warfare?

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