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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 animal does the hunter who approaches Maghan Kon Fatta offer to him?
(a) A bird.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A lion.
(d) A deer.

2. Which of the following characters is the griot of Sundiata's story?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) Sundiata.
(c) D.T. Niane.
(d) Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate.

3. Which of the following activities do Sundiata's ancestors excel at?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Farming.
(d) Hunting.

4. What animal do the villagers attribute to the new baby?
(a) A gorilla.
(b) A gazelle.
(c) A flamingo.
(d) A lion.

5. On which topic do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise from the heavens?
(a) How to be dilligent apostles.
(b) How to make their crops flourish.
(c) How to rule the country.
(d) How to make their women fertile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the warriors kill the animal that is terrorizing Do?

2. To what religion do Sundiata's ancestors belong?

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

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon?

5. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?

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