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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 does the bride do when the husband's relatives come to take her to his hut?
(a) She hugs them.
(b) She sings to them.
(c) She pretends to struggle against them.
(d) She gives them flowers.

2. What is the Gikuyu word for courtship fondling?
(a) Gnwinko.
(b) Ngweko.
(c) Nogwinka.
(d) Thingira.

3. Which two men are responsible for undertaking the new drive in French folklore?
(a) Victor Hugo and Balzac.
(b) Riviere and Varagniac.
(c) Proust and Lamartine.
(d) Baudelaire and Saint Exupery.

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

5. How many sheep or goats equal the value of one cow?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Gikuyu men get their wives pregnant all at the same time?

2. How many sheep are slaughtered for the marriage feast?

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

4. How does a Gikuyu marriage come about?

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

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