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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the king give to his subjects in celebration for the birth of the new child?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Food.
(c) Wine.
(d) Cigars.

5. How do the warriors kill the animal that is terrorizing Do?
(a) With their stamina.
(b) With their spirituality.
(c) With their spears.
(d) With kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sassouma jealous of Sogolon?

2. What is the role of a griot?

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

4. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?

5. Which of the following activities do Sundiata's ancestors excel at?

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