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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Three years old.
(d) Ten years old.

2. Which of the following types of poems is the genre which "Sundiata" belongs to?
(a) Prose.
(b) Epic.
(c) Limmerick.
(d) Lyric.

3. After Sundiata abandons Soumaoro, who does he seek out to destroy?
(a) Soumaoro's parents.
(b) Soumaoro's allies.
(c) Soumaoro's children.
(d) Soumaoro's followers.

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

5. Where do Sundiata's relatives travel for advise at the opening of the story?
(a) To Mecca.
(b) To Nirvana.
(c) To the river.
(d) To the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Malian merchants tell Sundiata about Mali?

2. Who updates the reader on lives of Sundiata's friends?

3. How long does Sundiata wander in the desert before settling in Djedeba?

4. How soon after the arrival of the merchants does Sogolon die?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes the life Sundiata's friends have led since the fall of Mali?

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