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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. At what age is the first stage of Gikuyu youth marked?

2. How many types of spirituality are there among the Gikuyus?

3. To what or whom does an elder recite a prayer at the planting ceremony?

4. What are the stomach contents of the sacrificial animal mixed with during the harvesting ceremony?

5. What is the weapon of the Gikuyu God?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Kenyatta defend the clitoridectomy of Gikuyu girls?

3. Describe the planting ceremony.

4. What are reasons for divorce in Gikuyu society?

5. What does the Gikuyu father teach his son?

6. Describe the harvesting ceremony.

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

8. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

9. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

10. What are the three types of Gikuyu spirituality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) How did the making of iron come about in the Gikuyu tribe?

2) Describe how the Gikuyu make iron.

3) What do the Gikuyus make out of iron?

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) 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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