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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people claimed to know all along that Sundiata would rise up and walk?
(a) The sorcerers.
(b) The outcasts.
(c) The griots.
(d) The witches.

2. What does Sundiata discover about Mansa Konkon, the king of Djedeba?
(a) That he is a great warrior.
(b) That he is a great swimmer.
(c) That he is a great sorcerer.
(d) That he is a great hunter.

3. Which group of African people is focused on in Sundiata's story?
(a) The servants.
(b) The working class.
(c) The kings.
(d) The peseants.

4. What does Dankaran take away from Sundiata, sending him into a fury?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His garden.
(d) His griot.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In which African country does this story take place?

4. How many wives does Sundiata's father have?

5. After what event does Sundiata promise to stand up and walk?

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