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

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

3. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?
(a) Sundiata's father.
(b) Sundiata's son.
(c) Sundiata's grandfather.
(d) Sundiata's brother.

4. From which direction does the hunter promise a "great light" will come from?
(a) From the east.
(b) From the south.
(c) From the north.
(d) From the west.

5. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?
(a) He is completely apathetic.
(b) He is not home when the news breaks out.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is very nervous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon?

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

4. What appears in the sky at the moment that Sagolon's baby is born?

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

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