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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nana Triban and Balla Fassyky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Sundiata use to dual with Konkon?
(a) A boomerang.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) A mallet.
(d) A sword.

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

3. What color are the clothes Sundiata wears in battle?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

4. From what land is the hunter from?
(a) Bedahere.
(b) Querics.
(c) Mongawi.
(d) Sangaran.

5. Which of the following is the most important task for a griot to accomplish?
(a) To interpret.
(b) To predict.
(c) To remember.
(d) To judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first spots the Malian merchants in Mema?

2. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?

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

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

5. What does Sundiata discover about Mansa Konkon, the king of Djedeba?

(see the answer key)

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