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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sundiata discover about Mansa Konkon, the king of Djedeba?
(a) That he is a great warrior.
(b) That he is a great swimmer.
(c) That he is a great hunter.
(d) That he is a great sorcerer.

2. What physical attribute does the hunter have which prompts the king's men to think he is evil?
(a) He has blue eyes.
(b) He has fair skin.
(c) He is left handed.
(d) He is blind.

3. Where does Kouyaty begin his story of Sundiata?
(a) When Sundiata becomes a man.
(b) When Sundiata begins to walk.
(c) When Sundiata is born.
(d) When Sundiata dies.

4. Whose griot is Kouyaty?
(a) Soumaoro Kanty's.
(b) Sundiata's.
(c) Manding Bory's.
(d) Dankaran's.

5. Which of the following actions is Djata most often seen doing by the villagers?
(a) Crawling.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Running.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?

2. To which family member is young Djata most attached?

3. How does Dankaran feel when Sundiata swears to return from exile?

4. What object does the hunter use to tell the king's fortune?

5. What color are the clothes Sundiata wears in battle?

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