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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lion's Awakening.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sassouma consult with to help in her plot against Sogolon?
(a) The musicians.
(b) The sorcerers.
(c) The entertainers.
(d) The medicine man.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon?
(a) Mute.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Wise.

3. What skill does Fassyky teach Sundiata to do?
(a) Walk.
(b) Swim.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hunt.

4. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Three years old.

5. Who first spreads the gossip that Sundiata has sworn to stand up and walk?
(a) Sogolon.
(b) Sassouma.
(c) Manding Bory.
(d) Dankaran.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many names is the new baby given at his naming ceremony?

2. Why does the king fear marrying Sogolon?

3. Which of the following groups of people claimed to know all along that Sundiata would rise up and walk?

4. What physical attribute does the hunter have which prompts the king's men to think he is evil?

5. In which African country does this story take place?

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