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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which direction does the hunter promise a "great light" will come from?
(a) From the east.
(b) From the west.
(c) From the north.
(d) From the south.

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

3. Which of the following ailments affects Sundiata?
(a) He is mute.
(b) He is lame.
(c) He is deaf.
(d) He is blind.

4. What gift did ancient African kings believe griots could give them?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Courage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose responsibility is it to track the history of African families?

2. How does Dankaran respond when Kanty demands rule of Mali?

3. From what land is the hunter from?

4. How do the people of Mali treat Sundiata after the king dies?

5. What does the king give to his subjects in celebration for the birth of the new child?

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