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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sundiata's relatives travel for advise at the opening of the story?
(a) To Nirvana.
(b) To Mecca.
(c) To the river.
(d) To the palace.

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

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

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

5. What animal is terrorizing the land of Do?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A lion.
(c) A warthog.
(d) A buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the hunter revere small seeds?

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

3. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?

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

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

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