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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the role of a griot?
(a) Medicine man.
(b) Spiritual advisor.
(c) King.
(d) Story teller.

2. How many names is the new baby given at his naming ceremony?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

4. What does Sogolon beg to borrow from Sassouma?
(a) A berry.
(b) A leaf.
(c) An egg.
(d) A branch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Sundiata's ancestors known for being able to extract from plants and herbs that others cannot?

2. Which of the following ailments affects Sundiata?

3. From what land is the hunter from?

4. Why does the hunter revere small seeds?

5. Where do Sundiata's relatives travel for advise at the opening of the story?

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