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Maasai Culture

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Maasai Tribe Located?

a)

Kenya

b)

Uganda

c)

Rwanda

d)

Nigeria

2.

Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is a Maa word that means what?

a)

lion

b)

hot

c)

cold

d)

tiger

3.

the Maasai people move their homes to follow what?

a)

weather

b)

cattle

c)

lions

d)

food

4.

What do the Maasai people drink from their cattle?

a)

milk

b)

blood

c)

milk and blood

d)

nothing

5.

What is cow dung used for in Maasai culture?

a)

weapons

b)

houses

c)

food

d)

nothing

6.

True or False? The Maasai people eat their cattle for food.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Only Maasai men can be warriors.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What do Maasai warriors protect the tribe from?

a)

Lions

b)

Tigers

c)

Bears

d)

Zebras

9.

True or False: The men in the Maasai tribe have shaved heads.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: The Maasai men can have more than one wife?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Men who have 50 cows or less are

a)

rich

b)

poor

c)

middle class

d)

lucky

12.

Men who have 1,000 cows are

a)

rich

b)

poor

c)

middle class

d)

lucky

13.

True or False: The families name all of their cows

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Women wear their hair in long braids dyed with red clay

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is a woman's job in the Maasai tribe?

a)

to protect their cattle against lions and other predators

b)

to build and take care of the home, fixing food and making clothing.

c)

to milk the cows

d)

to watch the cows at night

16.

What language do the Maasai people speak?

a)

Swahili

b)

Kinyarwanda

c)

Somali

d)

Maa

17.

What shape do the Maasai people build their houses in?

a)

square

b)

triangle

c)

circle

d)

rectangle

18.

What are Maasai houses made out of?

a)

a mixture of mud, grass, and cow bones

b)

bricks and cement, with roofs made out of grass and sticks

c)

sticks and grass, which are held together with a mixture of mud and cow dung

d)

the Maasai people live in tents

19.

Maasai houses are:

a)

permanent

b)

temporary

20.

What protects the cows from the Lions at night

a)

acacia branches

b)

warriors

c)

fire

d)

scar-crows