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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the people living in the forests build their homes?

2. What qualities does Mr. Kenyatta display which are rare among students of social science?

3. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?

4. The first seeds of the new historical demoralization were planted by ___________.

5. What is the Gkuyu word for witch doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the country of the Gikuyu located? How many different administrative districts exist? What is the approximate population?

2. How are the brother of the mother and sister of the mother considered in Gikuyu society?

3. What is considered to be the most important aspect of Gikuyu society and why?

4. Describe the Gikuyu hut of a woman.

5. List some of the activities Kenyatta participated in which make him an excellent representative of his tribe.

6. What qualities does Kenyatta exhibit in his book that are rare among students of social science?

7. What enabled Kenyatta to write an ethnography of the Gikuyu tribe?

8. What do the Gikuyu do for a living?

9. What happens when the father, the owner of the land, dies?

10. What is the story of the creation of the Gikuyu tribe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe Gikuyu hut building. Who builds the huts? How long does it take?

2) Describe a Gikuyu woman's hut.

3) Describe a Gikuyu man's hut.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the customs of sex life among young Gikuyu people.

2) Describe marriage in the Gikuyu culture. How many wives do Gikuyu men usually have? How many husbands do Gikuyu woman usually have?

3) What is the basis for divorce for Gikuyu men and Gikuyu women?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Discuss land ownership among the Gikuyus and its history.

2) What is the story of the medicine man named Mogo? What did he prophesy?

3) What must a man do in order to buy land?

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