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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eternal Mali.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following musical instruments is magical in Kanty's chamber?
(a) A xylophone.
(b) A drum.
(c) A piano.
(d) A flute.

4. What are Sundiata's ancestors known for being able to extract from plants and herbs that others cannot?
(a) Food.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Tounkara's men feel about joining up with Sundiata's army?

2. After Sundiata abandons Soumaoro, who does he seek out to destroy?

3. How does Soumaoro react when he witnesses Sundiata's men wiping out his army?

4. In what country is Sundiata named heir to a childless king?

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

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