WorksheetsGriots 7.25
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Sometimes, griots enhanced their stories by including...
music
sacrifice
books
puppets
What is a griot?
A storyteller
A magician
A religious leader
A village leader
What is the term for maintaining culture and knowledge from generation to generation by word of mouth?
Written Tradition
Oral Tradition
Foreign Tradition
Ancient Tradition
What is the best example of oral tradition?
Singing a song using written lyrics.
Reading a story out loud.
Referring to a book.
Telling a story around a fire.
Before the spread of literacy, African songs, stories, and genealogies were passed from one generation to the next orally, by
griots
priests
kings
chieftains
Griots were important for all of the following, except...
Recalling the history of their kingdom.
Communicating information about one's ancestors.
Leading religious worship.
Teaching children by telling stories.
How did Griots help the children in villages?
taught messages on behavior through proverbs
taught them to read
taught them to write
showed them how to farm
What statement about Griots is true, after the introduction of writing to West Africa?
Griots mostly wrote down their knowledge, then taught at new universities.
Griots ceased to exist.
Griots changed, and became leaders of religious worship.
Griots continued to maintain and speak the history of their people.
What role did griots play in West African communities?
Maintaining oral histories
Creating written records
Leading political movements
Teaching foreign languages
Who were traditionally allowed to become griots?
Anyone with storytelling skills
Females from griot families
Males from griot families
Foreign diplomats
What did griots memorize?
Names, dates, places, and events
Artistic patterns and symbols
Music and dance routines
Foreign languages
In addition to storytelling, what other roles did griots play in their communities?
Medicine and healing
Diplomacy and ambassadorship
Construction and building
Farming and agriculture
