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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 rule the country.
(b) How to be dilligent apostles.
(c) How to make their women fertile.
(d) How to make their crops flourish.

2. Which of the following types of poems is the genre which "Sundiata" belongs to?
(a) Limmerick.
(b) Prose.
(c) Lyric.
(d) Epic.

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

4. What type of tree is Maghan Kon Fatta's favorite type of tree to rest under?
(a) An ash tree.
(b) A pomegranate tree.
(c) A silk-cotton tree.
(d) A magnolia tree.

5. Why is Sassouma jealous of Sogolon?
(a) Because the villagers love her.
(b) Because she comes from a wealthier family.
(c) Because she is more beautiful.
(d) Because she is pregnant with the king's child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?

2. What is the name of the king's first wife?

3. What animal do the villagers attribute to the new baby?

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

5. What is the weather like when Sogolon first goes into labor?

(see the answer key)

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