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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. What animal does the hunter who approaches Maghan Kon Fatta offer to him?
(a) A lion.
(b) A deer.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) A bird.

2. On which topic do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise from the heavens?
(a) How to be dilligent apostles.
(b) How to make their crops flourish.
(c) How to rule the country.
(d) How to make their women fertile.

3. From whom do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise at the opening of the story?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Allah.
(c) Krishna.
(d) God.

4. What is the role of a griot?
(a) King.
(b) Story teller.
(c) Medicine man.
(d) Spiritual advisor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many witches does Sassouma hire to kill Sundiata?

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

3. Which of the following types of poems is the genre which "Sundiata" belongs to?

4. Who does Sassouma consult with to help in her plot against Sogolon?

5. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?

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