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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Malian people only too happy to steal from Soumaoro's reserves when he is out of power?
(a) Yards of silk.
(b) Grain.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Wine.

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

3. Why did the kings of Mali respect Sundiata when he was a boy?
(a) Because he could name every constallation in the sky.
(b) Because he could name every king that ever ruled Mali.
(c) Because he could name all his relatives.
(d) Because he could name every flower that grew in Mali.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Sundiata's allies treat his prisoners of war at the celebration?

2. What color is the bird Soumaoro sees and knows that he is doomed?

3. What does the griot claim is the only think left of Sundiata's reign in present-day Mali?

4. Who is Siara Kouman Konaty?

5. After Mali falls to Kanty, what is life like in Mema?

(see the answer keys)

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