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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of African people is focused on in Sundiata's story?
(a) The kings.
(b) The working class.
(c) The servants.
(d) The peseants.

2. How does the room respond when Fassyky plays Kanty's magical musical instrument?
(a) The room becomes violent.
(b) The room is transfixed.
(c) There is no reaction from the room.
(d) The room falls asleep.

3. How long does Sundiata wander in the desert before settling in Djedeba?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Thirteen years.
(d) Five years.

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

5. What weapon does Sundiata use to dual with Konkon?
(a) A mallet.
(b) A sword.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A boomerang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Kanty?

2. How old does Sassouma claim Dankaran was when he first began to collect baobob?

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

4. What is the weather like when Sogolon first goes into labor?

5. Which of the following countries is under Kanty's rule?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction when Sogolon goes into labor?

2. How does Djata learn to walk?

3. How does Sundiata treat the people of Sosso when he arrives there?

4. What unusual event takes place at the new baby's naming ceremony?

5. What one complaint does the griot have at the close of the book about modern day audiences in response to Sundiata's story?

6. When Sundiata travels to Niani, what differences does he note in the land now that he has come to power?

7. How does Sundiata collect the army that fights with him in Tabon?

8. What happens when Mali wages war against Kanty?

9. Why do the people of Mali flood to Soumaoro's old land, and what do they steal from his store houses?

10. What happens during Sundiata's first battle against Soumaoro?

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