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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 skill does Fassyky teach Sundiata to do?
(a) Walk.
(b) Swim.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hunt.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following activities do Sundiata's ancestors excel at?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Farming.
(d) Weaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of African people is focused on in Sundiata's story?

2. What animal do the villagers attribute to the new baby?

3. What topic does Sundiata find himself does Sundiata find himself discussing with Nana Triban upon returning to Mali?

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

5. Why did the kings of Mali respect Sundiata when he was a boy?

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