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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. After Mali falls to Kanty, what is life like in Mema?
(a) It is exciting.
(b) It is peaceful.
(c) It is worrisome.
(d) It is violent.

2. What animal do the villagers attribute to the new baby?
(a) A gorilla.
(b) A gazelle.
(c) A lion.
(d) A flamingo.

3. What does Kanty's magical instrument alert him of?
(a) Which women are most interested in him.
(b) When someone has broken into his chambers.
(c) When is good time to go and hunt.
(d) When there is a traitor in the room.

4. How did Nana Triban gain access into Soumaoro's sorcery chambers?
(a) She used the magic xylophone.
(b) She seduced him.
(c) She went in disguise.
(d) She climbed in through the window.

5. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?
(a) She should be a dwarf.
(b) She should be a humpback.
(c) She should be a giant.
(d) She should be a mute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the role of a griot?

2. When the king dies, what does he give to Djata on his deathbed?

3. Who first spots the Malian merchants in Mema?

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

5. What physical attribute does the hunter have which prompts the king's men to think he is evil?

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