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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What appears in the sky at the moment that Sagolon's baby is born?
(a) A ray of sunshine.
(b) A storm cloud.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A flash of lightning.

3. What animal is terrorizing the land of Do?
(a) A warthog.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A lion.
(d) A buffalo.

4. What is the name of the king's first wife?
(a) Sassouma.
(b) Mansa Konkon.
(c) Sogolon.
(d) Do Mansing.

5. What is the weather like when Sogolon first goes into labor?
(a) It is sunny.
(b) It is snowing.
(c) It is hailing.
(d) It is raining.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?

2. What are Sundiata's ancestors known for being able to extract from plants and herbs that others cannot?

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

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

5. How do the warriors kill the animal that is terrorizing Do?

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