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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men is Sundiata rumored to be able to fell with one swing of his sword?
(a) Two.
(b) One dozen.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

2. Whose troops does Soumaoro first concentrate on defeating in the battle?
(a) His nephew's.
(b) His brother's.
(c) Sundiata's.
(d) His son's.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Sundiata attempts to give to Tounkara as payment?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Hay.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Pottery.

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon's physical condition when her children are full-grown?
(a) Sickly.
(b) Unchanged.
(c) Feeble.
(d) Strong.

5. Where are the Malian merchants first spotted?
(a) In the market.
(b) In the temple.
(c) At the king's palace.
(d) At the watering hole.

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

7. What do the people of Mali hope Sundiata can recover?
(a) Their pride.
(b) Their faith.
(c) Their land.
(d) Their money.

8. How soon after the arrival of the merchants does Sogolon die?
(a) A week later.
(b) The next day.
(c) That night.
(d) Two days later.

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

10. How much of his army does Tounkara give to Sundiata when he leaves Mema?
(a) His entire army.
(b) One-half of his army.
(c) One-quarter of his army.
(d) One-third of his army.

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

12. What did Siara Kouman Konaty send to Sundiata in order to help him in his battle agains Soumaoro?
(a) Money.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Food.
(d) Troops.

13. How do the merchants address Sundiata?
(a) As their master.
(b) As their lord.
(c) As their king.
(d) As their savior.

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

15. What does Sundiata dress as before he begins his battle?
(a) A king.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Mali feel about Sundiata returning to the land?

2. As Sundiata travels toward Soumaoro, what do the cities he passes through give to him?

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

4. What part of Sundiata's body begins to glow after he drinks from a magical stream of water?

5. To whom do Sundiata's soldiers tell their stories of battle in the hopes that they will be made into legends?

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