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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sassouma force Sologon to live after the king dies?
(a) Out in the woods, far away from the palace.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In a small patch behind the palace.
(d) In a pig sty.

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 mute.
(d) She should be a dwarf.

3. Which of the following types of poems is the genre which "Sundiata" belongs to?
(a) Lyric.
(b) Epic.
(c) Prose.
(d) Limmerick.

4. Which of the following actions is Djata most often seen doing by the villagers?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Running.
(d) Crawling.

5. Out of what metal does Sundiata ask the blacksmiths to make his walking rod?
(a) Iron.
(b) Silver.
(c) Steel.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls ill, causing king Soumaba to relocate the family to a river country?

2. Who do the Malian people believe can become king one day?

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

4. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?

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

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