Sundiata Review

Based on the options below, which adversity (struggle) did Sundiata need to overcome?

• All of these are correct

• He couldn't walk.

• He was taciturn (resistant to talking)

• His head was too large for his body

"The silk cotton tree emerges from a tiny seed." How does this connect to this epic?

• It foreshadows how Sundiata will become large and impressive

• It doesn't

• Sundiata is small now and will be small and weak forever

• Sundiata brings his mother a tree, and trees come from seeds

A wise saying that has been passed down for generations

• motto

• hymn

• proverb

• idiom

Which of the following events does NOT lead to Sassouma Berete's (the 1st wife's) rise to power?

• The death of the King (Nare Maghan)

• His brother (Dankaran Touman) becoming King

• The death of Sundiata's mother, Sogolon

• The death of Doua, the King's griot

The hero's struggle, or series of struggles, around which an epic centers

• epic battle

• epic conflict

• epic struggle

• epic fight

the main character; tells the story of a quest in which they use their extraordinary abilities to achieve great things

• epic dude

• epic hero

• epic protagonist

• epic leader

Which of the words bests describes the people's attitude towards Sundiata before he walks?

• Confused

• Mocking

• Indifferent

• Shameful

What is a soothsayer?

• A griot

• A fortune teller

• A historian

• A prince

a long story narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation

• lyric

• sonnet

• short story

• epic

Which proverb best relates to Sundiata?

• Don't judge a book by its cover

• Good things come in small packages

• Physical strength can overcome all boundaries

• What goes around comes around