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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sogolon?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Mute.
(d) Wise.

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

3. What are Sundiata's ancestors known for being able to extract from plants and herbs that others cannot?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Spirits.

4. To which family member is young Djata most attached?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

5. Whose griot is Kouyaty?
(a) Manding Bory's.
(b) Sundiata's.
(c) Soumaoro Kanty's.
(d) Dankaran's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many names is the new baby given at his naming ceremony?

2. What skill does Fassyky teach Sundiata to do?

3. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has given birth to an ugly daughter?

4. What does Kanty demand from his country's neighboring lands?

5. On which topic do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise from the heavens?

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