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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. In what manner is the sacrificial animal killed?

2. When do the Gikuyu make sacrifices to their god?

3. Who plants the seeds in the Gikuyu society?

4. How do the mother and the nurse educate the very young?

5. How do the Gikuyu people finally kill the evil spirits?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the harvesting ceremony.

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

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

4. Describe the rise of new religions in Africa.

5. Describe the initiation of a Gikuyu girl.

6. What does Kenyatta hope his analysis of the educational system of the Gikuyu will help the Europeans understand?

7. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

8. What happens when a man has a hut suitable for his wife?

9. What are reasons for divorce in Gikuyu society?

10. What happens once all the dowry animals are paid to the parents of the bride?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) According to Kenyatta , why has there been a rise of new religious groups in Africa.

2) Describe the new religions which arose in Africa.

3) What happened when the Watu wa Mngu religious group grew larger and more active?

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Essay Topic 3

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?

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