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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first seeds of the new historical demoralization were planted by ___________.
(a) Nazism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Fraudulent Allied policies.

2. What can't a man get without sheep and goats?
(a) Land.
(b) Status.
(c) Wife.
(d) Hut.

3. What was the name of the chief who entered into a treaty with the Europeans and was then deported and died on his way to the coast?
(a) Kaigumbi.
(b) Waiyaki
(c) Kikumboo.
(d) Wukumbi.

4. How many stages of eldership did Kenyatta pass
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. Into how many administrative districts is the Gikuyu territory divided?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

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

7. What was the condition that the nine men had to agree to if they wanted to marry Gikuyu's daughters?
(a) To go up to the top of Mt. Kenya and pray.
(b) To kill a ram as a sacrifice.
(c) To live under a matriarchal system.
(d) To undergo an immediate initiation operation.

8. What is the mbari or nyomba?
(a) Hut of a male Gikuyu.
(b) Witch doctor.
(c) Hut of a female Gikuyu.
(d) Family group.

9. From what month to what month is the season of the big rain In Gikuyuland?
(a) From May to August.
(b) From July to early October.
(c) From March to July.
(d) From October to January.

10. The ore is reduced to ____________.
(a) "Blooms."
(b) "Fragments."
(c) "Chips."
(d) "Chards."

11. What was the short name of the famous medicine man of the Gikuyu who prophesied the coming of Europeans with guns?
(a) Giku.
(b) Luku.
(c) Mogo.
(d) Wama.

12. What food is used to feed women after childbirth?
(a) Rice.
(b) Millet.
(c) Tree peas.
(d) Beans.

13. What is the Gkuyu word for witch doctor?
(a) Mondo-mogo.
(b) Mojo-mondi.
(c) Matwa-mati.
(d) Mowo-towo.

14. What does Mr. Kenyatta recognize which is all important?
(a) His lack of education.
(b) The danger of his own bias.
(c) The danger of fame and fortune.
(d) His love of the European culture.

15. As a member of the warrior class, with what other tribe's warfare methods did Kenyatta become acquainted?
(a) The Tigoni.
(b) The Mau Mau.
(c) The Masai.
(d) The Mogani.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Gikuyus made to know by the Europeans?

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

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

4. What are Gikuyu shields made of?

5. What is a moherega?

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