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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. From whom did the Gikuyu buy grain?
(a) The Masai.
(b) The Watusi.
(c) The Wakamba.
(d) The Gumba.

2. How many types of spirituality are there among the Gikuyus?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. A man who owns a hut is referred to as __________.
(a) A father.
(b) A wealthy man.
(c) An elder.
(d) A married man.

4. What is the first stage of Gikuyu courtship?
(a) The boy sends gifts to the girl's hut.
(b) The boy asks the girl's father for her hand in marriage.
(c) The boy and his friends visit the home of the girl.
(d) The boy sings outside the girl's hut in the evening.

5. What is a name of the Gikuyu God?
(a) Bogai.
(b) Ngai.
(c) Lunai.
(d) Baloo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner is the sacrificial animal killed?

2. What was the condition that the nine men had to agree to if they wanted to marry Gikuyu's daughters?

3. What animal is sacrificed to the Gikuyu god?

4. How did the medicine man refer to the railway coming to Africa?

5. When the boy is accepted in marriage, what do his parents do?

(see the answer key)

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