Sunjata

Question 1

Sunjata’s mother, Sogolon, is known for her great beauty

True or False

Answer 1

False

Question 3

As Islam spread to different countries & continents, it often allowed local religious practices to exist alongside Islam
True or False

Answer 3

False

Question 4

At the opening of Sunjata two hunters rid the Mande lands of a fierce dragon that is creating great havoc
True or False?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Griots or jeliw are known for their sorcery or magic

True or False

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Sunjata dates back to the late 13th & early 14th century
True or False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Sunjata’s step brother, Dankaran Tuman, is his biggest supporter
True or False

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Sunjata was a great king of the Mali Empire

True or False

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Ultimately, the tyrant Sumaworo is defeated because he falls into a deep ravine & Fakoli strike him several times with his axe
True or False

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Sunjata is telling the story

True or False

Answer 10

False

Question 11

This was the first example of written literature in Africa

True or False

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Dalilu is a type of magic power

True or False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The Buffalo Woman is one of Sunjata’s aunts

True or False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Sogolon Wiley Conde was the most beautiful of her sisters

True or False

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Sunjata becomes king when Maghan Konfara died

True or False

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Sunjata defeats Sumarowo for the kingship of Mali

True or False

Answer 16

True

Question 17

At the end of the story, Jolofin Mansa turned into a crocodile and hid in a cave to escape Sunjata’s army
True or False

Answer 17

True

Question 18

What are the keepers of West African oral tradition are known as?

Answer 18

Griot

Question 19

Dò Kamissa terrorizes the region as which kind of beast?

Answer 19

Buffalo

Question 20

Who is finally able to slay Dò Kamissa?

Answer 20

Danmansa Wulanni(the younger brother)

Question 21

The Epic Of Sunjata is the founding epic for the precolonial African empire of?

Answer 21

Mali

Question 22

What are live performances of Sunjata frequently accompanied by?

Answer 22

Musical performances

Question 23

Who is the griot that sings the epic?

Answer 23

Djeli Mamadou Kouyaté

Question 24

Who’s Sunjata’s father?

Answer 24

Maghan Kon Fatta

Question 25

What religion is common amongst the people of Mali?

Answer 25

Islam

Question 26

Who’s the griot of Sunjata’s father?

Answer 26

Gnankouman Doua

Question 27

How do the hunters learn how to kill the buffalo?

Answer 27

An old woman tells them

Question 28

What was the prize for killing the buffalo?

Answer 28

Choice of women

Question 29

Who’s the king’s first wife?

Answer 29

Sassouma Berté

Question 30

Why can the king not consummate his marriage with Sunjata’s mother?

Answer 30

She’s possessed by a wraith

Question 31

What is Sunjata’s handicap as a child?

Answer 31

He can’t stand

Question 32

What city is Sunjata born in?

Answer 32

Niani

Question 33

Who foretells Sunjata’s birth?

Answer 33

A hunter

Question 34

Who’s elected King of Niani by the elders?

Answer 34

Dankaran Touman

Question 35

Who’s the griot given to Sunjata’s birth?

Answer 35

Balls Fasséké

Question 36

What compels Sunjata to walk?

Answer 36

An insult to his mother

Question 37

What tool does Sunjata use to stand?

Answer 37

An iron rod

Question 38

What song is inspired by Sunjata’s standing?

Answer 38

Hymn to the Bow

Question 39

What does Sunjata do once he stands?

Answer 39

Pull a tree to the ground

Question 40

``` What was not one of Sunjata’s childhood friends? Kamandjan Fran Kamara Manding Bory Dankaran Touman ```

Answer 40

Dankaran Touman

Question 41

What historical figure does Sunjata admire the most?

Answer 41

Alexander the Great

Question 42

Who’s Sunjata’s best friend?

Answer 42

Manding Bory

Question 43

Who does the queen mother recruit to kill Sunjata?

Answer 43

Nine witches

Question 44

How does Soumosso KonKomba try to ensnare Sunjata?

Answer 44

Stealing from his mother’s garden

Question 45

Where did ‘the untouchable king’ live?

Answer 45

On the seventh floor of his tower in Soso

Question 46

What does Dankaran Touman send to the sorcerer king to hopefully prevent the destruction of Niani?

Answer 46

Balle Fasséké and Nana Triban

Question 47

What field does Sunjata intend for Fran Kamari when he returns?

Answer 47

His general

Question 48

What is Balafon?

Answer 48

A giant xylophone

Question 49

How did the war between Sunjata and Soumaoro become inevitable?

Answer 49

He claimed Sunjata’s griot as his own

Question 50

How long was Sunjata’s in exile?

Answer 50

7 years

Question 51

What was the final promise of the nine witches to Sunjata?

Answer 51

They would watch over him and protect him

Question 52

How did Sunjata confused the witches?

Answer 52

He gave them vegetables and an elephant

Question 53

Right before she died, Sogolon has finished the task of raising Sunjata. What advice does she give him?

Answer 53

Don’t forget your destiny in Mali