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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Childhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When the king dies, what does he give to Djata on his deathbed?
(a) A goat.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A griot.
(d) A garden.

5. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has given birth to an ugly daughter?
(a) He loves his new daughter as he does his sons.
(b) He bans her from the palace.
(c) He calls for the sorcerers to cleanse Sogolon's womb.
(d) He weeps next to his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Malian people believe is the most definitive characteristic of the heavenly God?

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

3. Why is Sassouma jealous of Sogolon?

4. Which group of African people is focused on in Sundiata's story?

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

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