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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the most important task for a griot to accomplish?
(a) To interpret.
(b) To judge.
(c) To predict.
(d) To remember.

2. Where does Kouyaty begin his story of Sundiata?
(a) When Sundiata is born.
(b) When Sundiata becomes a man.
(c) When Sundiata begins to walk.
(d) When Sundiata dies.

3. Who falls ill, causing king Soumaba to relocate the family to a river country?
(a) Sogolon.
(b) Manding Bory.
(c) Fassyky.
(d) Sundiata.

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes Djata's physicality as a boy?
(a) Strong.
(b) Fat.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Handsome.

5. Why isn't Sundiata able to kill Soumaoro on his first attempt?
(a) Because Soumaoro is stronger than Sundiata anticipated.
(b) Because another man jumped in front of the blow that should have killed Soumaoro.
(c) Because his strike misses Soumaoro's neck.
(d) Because Soumaoro is invincible.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which family member is young Djata most attached?

2. What do the Malian people believe is the most definitive characteristic of the heavenly God?

3. Who is Fran Kamara?

4. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?

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

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