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

2. What appears in the sky at the moment that Sagolon's baby is born?
(a) A storm cloud.
(b) A ray of sunshine.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A flash of lightning.

3. Who is Nana Triban?
(a) Sundiata's cousin.
(b) Sundiata's wife.
(c) Sundiata's sister.
(d) Sundiata's daughter.

4. When Sundiata visits Ghana, what does he realize about the people who live there?
(a) They are excellent traders.
(b) They all admire king Dankaran.
(c) They have never seen a white man before.
(d) They are very educated.

5. To whom do Sundiata's soldiers tell their stories of battle in the hopes that they will be made into legends?
(a) Soumaoro.
(b) Nana Triban.
(c) Fran Kamara.
(d) Fassyky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is forced into Kanty's employment?

2. How many wives does Sundiata's father have?

3. How is Kanty related to Fakoli?

4. Which of the following is NOT something that Fassyky discovers in Kanty's sorcery chamber?

5. What city is Sundiata traveling toward in order to battle with Soumaoro?

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