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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the Malian people believe can become king one day?
(a) The one most worthy.
(b) Any one.
(c) The proper heir of the king.
(d) The least expected child.

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

3. Who first spreads the gossip that Sundiata has sworn to stand up and walk?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) Sogolon.
(c) Sassouma.
(d) Dankaran.

4. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is completely apathetic.
(c) He is very nervous.
(d) He is not home when the news breaks out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Sundiata use to dual with Konkon?

2. From which direction does the hunter promise a "great light" will come from?

3. How does Dankaran feel when Sundiata swears to return from exile?

4. How old does Sassouma claim Dankaran was when he first began to collect baobob?

5. How long does Sundiata wander in the desert before settling in Djedeba?

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