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L'Afrique francophone

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are NOT French-speaking countries?

a)

Mali and Chad

b)

Kenya and Tanzania

c)

Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal

d)

Ivory Coast and Morocco

2.

What does "francophone" mean?

a)

French cooking

b)

A french cell phone company

c)

French speaking

d)

Money of France before euros

3.

What is the word for "camel" in French?

a)

une camelle

b)

un camal

c)

un chameau

d)

un chapeau

4.

What is the national drink of Morocco?

a)

green tea

b)

mint tea

c)

mint coffee

d)

menthol

5.

What is the word for "desert" in Arabic?

a)

Dessert

b)

sable

c)

Sahara

d)

sonnez les matines

6.

What are "pagnes" and boubous?"

a)

pain and suffering

b)

traditional African deserts

c)

large trees

d)

traditional African dress

7.

What is a "souk?"

a)

an African market

b)

an African peace pipe

c)

traditional African clothing

d)

the beverage of Morocco

8.

What is the word for African story-tellers?

a)

griot

b)

souk

c)

boubou

d)

Fred

9.

What else do the esteemed African story-tellers do in addition to story-telling?

a)

historians and praise singers

b)

genealogists and messengers

c)

entertainers and advisors

d)

all of the above

10.

What kind of creature is Anansi?

a)

a dog

b)

a lion

c)

a spider

d)

a boy

11.

What adjectives would best describe Anansi?

a)

clever and cunning

b)

sweet and kind

c)

imaginative and helpful

d)

awkward and lacking in confidence

12.

What is a baobab?

a)

a monkey

b)

a traditional African costume

c)

a story teller

d)

a tree

13.

How is a baobab used?

a)

for food

b)

for housing

c)

for cloth

d)

all of the above

14.

Why are so many countries in Africa French-speaking?

a)

it's a beautiful language

b)

colonization (by France and Belgium)

c)

so they can eat at great restaurants

d)

because the griots decreed it so

15.

What style of story-telling characterizes the stories of Anansi?

a)

modern

b)

non-fiction

c)

auto-biography

d)

folklore