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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sassouma feel about young Djata and the fact that he is seemingly slow?
(a) She is worried.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is pleased.

2. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?
(a) She should be a humpback.
(b) She should be a giant.
(c) She should be a dwarf.
(d) She should be a mute.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Djata's physicality as a boy?

2. From what land is the hunter from?

3. On which topic do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise from the heavens?

4. Why does the hunter revere small seeds?

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

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