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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Sassouma plot to do to Sogolon?
(a) Humiliate her.
(b) Exile her.
(c) Injure her.
(d) Kill her.

4. Why does the king fear marrying Sogolon?
(a) Because he thinks she is a spider reincarnated.
(b) Because he thinks she is too good for him.
(c) Because he thinks she has an evil spirit.
(d) Because he thinks she is possessed with ghosts.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are Sundiata's ancestors known for being able to extract from plants and herbs that others cannot?

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

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

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