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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. Kenyatta gave evidence before the Morris Carter Kenya Land Commission in London in what year?

2. What can't a man get without sheep and goats?

3. As a member of the warrior class, with what other tribe's warfare methods did Kenyatta become acquainted?

4. What does a Gikuyu woman call the parcel of land she is allowed to cultivate?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Malinkowski maintain would be a good enough reason for the book?

2. How are the children in the Gikuyu tribe viewed?

3. What are cattle used for in Gikuyu society?

4. What work do the Gikuyu men do?

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

6. Describe the Gikuyu hut of a woman.

7. How does a man go about buying land from a Gikuyu?

8. What are Gikuyu children expected to do?

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

10. Explain the place of the father in the Gikuyu society.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the harvesting ceremony.

2) Describe the ceremony to chase away illness and disease.

3) Describe the communion of Gikuyus with their ancestors. What does Kenyatta compare it with in European culture?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the basic units of the Gikuyu tribe.

2) Describe the story of the creation of the Gikuyu tribe.

3) Why and how did the Gikuyus change from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal society?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe the history of the Gikuyu system of government. How and why did it become a democratic government?

2) Describe how the Gikuyu Constitution was written and what it contains.

3) List the different Gikuyu councils. Why are they important?

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