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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Griots are considered "vessels of _____ ."
(a) The past.
(b) The future.
(c) Eternity.
(d) The present.

2. Where does Sassouma force Sologon to live after the king dies?
(a) In a pig sty.
(b) Out in the woods, far away from the palace.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In a small patch behind the palace.

3. From what land is the hunter from?
(a) Bedahere.
(b) Sangaran.
(c) Mongawi.
(d) Querics.

4. What gift did ancient African kings believe griots could give them?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Courage.

5. Which of the following groups of people claimed to know all along that Sundiata would rise up and walk?
(a) The outcasts.
(b) The sorcerers.
(c) The witches.
(d) The griots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is forced into Kanty's employment?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon?

3. What is the role of a griot?

4. What does Kanty steal from Fakoli?

5. Why do ancient African kings want griots?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have Sundiata's friends been living since the fall of Mali?

2. How does Sundiata collect the army that fights with him in Tabon?

3. How does Sogolon eventually become the king's favorite wife?

4. How does Sundiata's life change as he matures into a full-grown man in Mema?

5. Why does Fassyky ask for a private conference with Fran Kamara upon returning to Mali?

6. According to the griot, what parts of Sundiata's legacy are still standing in present-day Mali?

7. What happens that causes the usually patient Sologon to beat Djata?

8. What causes Fakoli to turn against his uncle, Kanty?

9. What happens when Mali wages war against Kanty?

10. What does Dankaran do that causes Sundiata to fly into a rage?

(see the answer keys)

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