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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Sassouma decide to wait until she finishes her plot against Sogolon?
(a) Until the baby is three-years-old.
(b) Until the baby is born.
(c) Until the naming ceremony.
(d) Until the baby reaches manhood.

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

3. Which of the following activities do Sundiata's ancestors excel at?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Farming.

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

5. What does Sassouma plot to do to Sogolon?
(a) Humiliate her.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Exile her.
(d) Injure her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the king give to his subjects in celebration for the birth of the new child?

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

3. From which direction does the hunter promise a "great light" will come from?

4. Which group of African people is focused on in Sundiata's story?

5. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?

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