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Mau Mau Rebellion breaks out in Kenya
  • 1. When did the Mau Mau Rebellion break out in Kenya?
A) 1945
B) 1975
C) 1952
D) 1960
  • 2. Who was the leader of the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya?
A) Jomo Kenyatta
B) Uhuru Kenyatta
C) Mzee Jomo
D) Dedan Kimathi
  • 3. What was the Mau Mau movement fighting against?
A) Dutch colonial rule
B) French colonial rule
C) Portuguese colonial rule
D) British colonial rule
  • 4. What was the name of the group opposing the Mau Mau rebels?
A) Liberation Army
B) Home Guard
C) Independence Fighters
D) Rebellion Coalition
  • 5. What was the British response to the Mau Mau rebellion?
A) Withdrawing all troops
B) Granting immediate independence
C) Declaration of a State of Emergency
D) Offering a peace treaty
  • 6. Which ethnic group predominantly made up the Mau Mau rebels?
A) Kalenjin
B) Maasai
C) Kikuyu
D) Luo
  • 7. Which British camp became infamous for its treatment of Mau Mau detainees?
A) Mau Mau Camp
B) Detention Center X
C) Freedom Village
D) Hola Camp
  • 8. Who was the British Prime Minister during the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) Winston Churchill
B) David Cameron
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Tony Blair
  • 9. Which book written by Caroline Elkins exposed abuses during the Mau Mau Uprising?
A) Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
B) The Mau Mau Revelation
C) Mau Mau Chronicles
D) Kenyan Tragedy
  • 10. What did the British authorities introduce to control the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) Direct Negotiations
B) Military Retreat
C) Villagization
D) Full Independence
  • 11. What was the name of the operation launched by the British to capture Mau Mau leaders?
A) Operation Anvil
B) Operation Thunderbolt
C) Operation Eagle Claw
D) Operation Black Hawk
  • 12. Who was the colonial governor of Kenya during the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) Evelyn Baring
B) Walter Coutts
C) Malcolm MacDonald
D) Arthur Creech Jones
  • 13. When was the state of emergency lifted by the British in response to the Mau Mau rebellion?
A) 1960
B) 1966
C) 1963
D) 1957
  • 14. The Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya led to the establishment of which political party in the country?
A) Kenya Freedom Fighters (KFF)
B) Kenya African National Union (KANU)
C) Kenya Resistance Front (KRF)
D) Kenya Independence Movement (KIM)
  • 15. Which British official was appointed as the commander of British forces during the Mau Mau Uprising?
A) General George Erskine
B) Colonel Samuel Thompson
C) Captain William Graham
D) Major James Robertson
  • 16. Which Kenyan nationalist politician was arrested and detained during the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) Uhuru Kenyatta
B) Jomo Kenyatta
C) Wangari Maathai
D) Raila Odinga
  • 17. How long did the Mau Mau Rebellion last?
A) 10 years
B) 5 years
C) 2 years
D) 8 years
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