Sundiata Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Sundiata Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sassouma plot to do to Sogolon?
(a) Injure her.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Humiliate her.
(d) Exile her.

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

3. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?
(a) He is not home when the news breaks out.
(b) He is very nervous.
(c) He is completely apathetic.
(d) He is angry.

4. Which of the following ailments affects Sundiata?
(a) He is deaf.
(b) He is lame.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is mute.

5. What is the weather like when Sogolon first goes into labor?
(a) It is hailing.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is snowing.

6. Which of the following characters is the griot of Sundiata's story?
(a) D.T. Niane.
(b) Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate.
(c) Sundiata.
(d) Manding Bory.

7. What animal does the hunter who approaches Maghan Kon Fatta offer to him?
(a) A lion.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A bird.
(d) A deer.

8. What does Kanty steal from Fakoli?
(a) His land.
(b) His wife.
(c) His crops.
(d) His money.

9. Which of the following adjectives best describes Kanty?
(a) Unintelligent.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Compassionate.

10. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?
(a) Sundiata's grandfather.
(b) Sundiata's son.
(c) Sundiata's brother.
(d) Sundiata's father.

11. How does Dankaran respond when Kanty demands rule of Mali?
(a) He relinquishes the land to him.
(b) He barters away half the land, keeping the other half for himsel.
(c) He declares war against Kanty and his men.
(d) He ignores Kanty's request.

12. How do the people of Mali treat Sundiata after the king dies?
(a) They mock him.
(b) They are kind to him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They revere him.

13. Why is Sassouma jealous of Sogolon?
(a) Because the villagers love her.
(b) Because she is more beautiful.
(c) Because she comes from a wealthier family.
(d) Because she is pregnant with the king's child.

14. What skill does Fassyky teach Sundiata to do?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Walk.
(c) Swim.
(d) Fish.

15. After what event does Sundiata promise to stand up and walk?
(a) After Dankaran rises to power.
(b) After his mother passes away.
(c) After his eighteenth birthday.
(d) After a humiliating beating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who urges Dankaran to hate his brothers?

3. How does the room respond when Fassyky plays Kanty's magical musical instrument?

4. Which of the following musical instruments is magical in Kanty's chamber?

5. Why do ancient African kings want griots?

(see the answer keys)

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