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