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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives do Gikuyu men usually have?
(a) Around twenty-five.
(b) Around ten.
(c) Around sixteen.
(d) Around fifteen.

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

3. What is the weapon of the Gikuyu God?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Sharp rocks.
(c) The teeth of wild African animals.
(d) Torrential rains.

4. What are the stomach contents of the sacrificial animal mixed with during the harvesting ceremony?
(a) Sap of a tree and the bark.
(b) Fruit and nuts.
(c) Ground up fish.
(d) Spices.

5. How does a Gikuyu marriage come about?
(a) The marriages are arranged by Gikuyu elders.
(b) The Gikuyu men choose their brides.
(c) The marriages are arranged by the parents.
(d) Men and women choose their own mates.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the man has a hut suitable for his wife what happens?

2. What kind of government did the British introduce when they came?

3. What is done the day before the circumcision operation?

4. For what did the Europeans condemn the Gikuyus?

5. What does Kenyatta think the European teacher coming to Africa should do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the school in the Gikuyu nation? How do the mothers and nurses educate the very young?

2. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

3. Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu girl.

4. Describe the harvesting ceremony.

5. What does the Gikuyu father teach his son?

6. Whom do the Gikuyu worship as God?

7. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

8. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

9. What happens when a Gikuyu girl accepts a boy in marriage?

10. Describe the planting ceremony.

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