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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives does Sundiata's father have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

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

4. From whom do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise at the opening of the story?
(a) Buddha.
(b) God.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Allah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many names is the new baby given at his naming ceremony?

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

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon?

4. Which of the following characters is the griot of Sundiata's story?

5. What animal does the hunter who approaches Maghan Kon Fatta offer to him?

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