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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the kings of the nation give to Sundiata when they proclaim him emperor of the land?
(a) Their weapons.
(b) Their armies.
(c) Their crowns.
(d) Their wives.

2. How many animals does Sundiata sacrifice upon returning home to Mali?
(a) 300.
(b) 30.
(c) 3.
(d) 3,000.

3. How many nations meet with Sundiata at his rise to power?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twenty.

4. Who is Nana Triban's mother?
(a) Sogolon.
(b) Kolonkon.
(c) Her mother is unknown.
(d) Sassouma.

5. How do Tounkara's men feel about joining up with Sundiata's army?
(a) They join him eagerly.
(b) They do not voice their opinion.
(c) They refuse to go with him.
(d) They join him hesitantly.

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

7. Who updates the reader on lives of Sundiata's friends?
(a) Sogolon's spirit.
(b) Dankaran.
(c) Sundiata himself.
(d) The griot.

8. How does the adult Sundiata spend most of his days in Mali?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Praying.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Swimming.

9. Which character in the text does Fassyky compare to the land where he spent his chilldood?
(a) Dankaran.
(b) Manding Bory.
(c) Sundiata.
(d) Soumaoro.

10. How do the merchants greet Sundiata?
(a) With a bow.
(b) With a hug.
(c) With a kiss.
(d) With a salute.

11. When Nana Triban meets with Sundiata, what does she deny every doing?
(a) Plotting against him.
(b) Hating him.
(c) Cursing him.
(d) Loving him.

12. When Sundiata prays to his gods, what does he ask them for?
(a) Advice.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Strength.
(d) Power.

13. What is the name of Soumaoro's nephew who joins in Sundiata's army?
(a) Bakoli.
(b) Takoli.
(c) Fakoli.
(d) Makoli.

14. What is the name of the city where Sundiata meets with the nations to discuss their empire?
(a) Be-do.
(b) Fi-un.
(c) Ka-ba.
(d) Ma-la.

15. Who is Siara Kouman Konaty?
(a) Sundiata's uncle.
(b) Sundiata's cousin.
(c) Sundiata's nephew.
(d) Sundiata's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote a song about Sundiata on the day her learned to walk?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon's physical condition when her children are full-grown?

3. From which animal is a magical feather plucked that will be the downfall of Soumaoro?

4. Who is Nana Triban?

5. Where are the Malian merchants first spotted?

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