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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote a song about Sundiata on the day her learned to walk?
(a) Maghan.
(b) Sassouma.
(c) Fassyky.
(d) Sogolon.

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

3. As Sundiata travels toward Soumaoro, what do the cities he passes through give to him?
(a) Women.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Men.

4. From which direction does the hunter promise a "great light" will come from?
(a) From the west.
(b) From the south.
(c) From the east.
(d) From the north.

5. In which African country does this story take place?
(a) Libya.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Mali.
(d) Chad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the king feel when Manding Bory is born?

3. How much of his army does Tounkara give to Sundiata when he leaves Mema?

4. From whom do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise at the opening of the story?

5. What is Fassyky's first name?

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