Storytelling: A Zulu Tradition (Quiz III)

In many Zulu folktales, animals from the African savanna are featured. When do good things happen to the animals? (p. 448)

• when the animals are smart or kind

• when the animals are able to trick people

• when the animals are too proud or selfish

• when the animals help Zulu kings

There is a story about a lazy hunter who steals a cheetah's three cubs. What happens when she finds her cubs are missing? (p. 448)

• The mother cries so much that her tears stain her cheeks.

• The mother tries to find the lazy hunter and get her cubs back.

• The mother decides to give her cubs to the lazy hunter.

• The mother is happy to lose her three cubs.

What would Zulu storytellers often do when they told stories? (p. 450)

• They would use their voices, hands, and bodies to tell stories.

• They would sit on the floor and tell stories in a soft voice.

• They would read stories to people from books.

• They would dance and run around the village when telling their stories.

How would Zulu storytellers encourage the people listening to their stories? (p. 450)

• They would encourage the listeners to join in and repeat lines.

• They would tell the listeners to finish the story on their own.

• They would throw money at the listeners.

• They would yell at the listeners and make them say something.

In the story "How Stories Came To Be", who was Zenzele's wife? (p. 451)

• Manzandaba

• Kulekaloma

• Kofi Annan

• The story doesn't say!

In the story "How Stories Came To Be", Zenzele was a gifted artist. What kind of art did he make? (p. 451)

• He carved animal figures from wood or stone.

• He was a painter.

• He made beautiful sand castles.

• He made music and was a writer.

In the story "How Stories Came To Be", what did the family listen to at night? (p. 452)

• They listened to the wind and animals.

• They listened to interesting stories.

• They listened to music coming from their house.

• They listened to their grandmother singing sad songs.

In the story "How Stories Came To Be", what happened when Manzandaba asked Baboon for stories she could share with her children? (p. 453)

• He gave her some stories

• He told her to go away.

• He ran away with his children.

• He hid from Manzandaba.

In the story "How Stories Came To Be", how did Eagle help Manzandaba? (p. 454/455)

• He gave her his stories.

• He got angry and flew away.

• He flew away and later returned with his friend Sea Turtle.

• He gave Manzandaba a special book.

In the story "How Stories Came To Be", what did the ocean King and Queen want from Manzandaba? (p. 455)

• They wanted a picture of the dry land world.

• They wanted her to sing a beautiful song.

• They wanted to learn how to walk on the land.

• They wanted fifty gold pieces.