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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does the hunter use to tell the king's fortune?
(a) Tea leaves.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Bones.
(d) Tarot cards.

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

3. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?
(a) He is not home when the news breaks out.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is completely apathetic.
(d) He is very nervous.

4. Which of the following countries is under Kanty's rule?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Mauritania.
(d) Egypt.

5. What do the Malian merchants tell Sundiata about Mali?
(a) That it is destroyed.
(b) That it is wealthy.
(c) That it has a strong army.
(d) That its people are starving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of poems is the genre which "Sundiata" belongs to?

2. What does Sundiata promise to do to Mali when he returns?

3. How does Fakoli react to Kanty's theft?

4. Who does Sogolon worry might kill Manding Bory?

5. What animal is terrorizing the land of Do?

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