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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon?
(a) Mute.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Wise.

3. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?
(a) She should be a giant.
(b) She should be a mute.
(c) She should be a dwarf.
(d) She should be a humpback.

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

5. From what land is the hunter from?
(a) Sangaran.
(b) Mongawi.
(c) Querics.
(d) Bedahere.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which topic do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise from the heavens?

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

3. What animal does the hunter who approaches Maghan Kon Fatta offer to him?

4. What type of tree is Maghan Kon Fatta's favorite type of tree to rest under?

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

(see the answer key)

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