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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. How does a Gikuyu marriage come about?

2. When an animal is to be sacrificed to God, where is the ceremony held?

3. When can the Gikuyu people participate in the government?

4. What is the school in the Gikuyu nation?

5. How do the Gikuyu children gain physical strength?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a Gikuyu mother teach her children?

2. What are reasons for divorce in Gikuyu society?

3. What did the Gikuyu constitution state?

4. What is considered the sound of Ngai's movement? What is his weapon?

5. What is circumcision required for among Gikuyus?

6. How did the Gikuyu society become democratic?

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

8. What must a Gikuyu boy do when he wants to get married?

9. What does the Gikuyu father teach his son?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) Describe how the father, mother, and grandparents are treated by other members of the family.

2) What is the difference between children of the same mother and children of the same father and the difference between the sister of the mother and the sister of the father?

3) What is the relationship of relatives by marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following essay topics.

1) In the "Conclusion" what does Kenyatta reiterate is so important about the Gikuyu culture.

2) Why does Kenyatta feel learning in the family environment is healthy?

3) Explain how reading "Facing Mount Kenya - Tribal Life of the Gikuyu" changed or didn't change your opinion of Africans. Do you now admire the Gikuyus ? Why? Why not?

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