ENGL 2110 Online
Reading Quiz 2: Sunjata
Download this document and then, underneath each question, type your answer. Submit your completed quiz to the appropriate iCollege drop box. The purpose of the quiz is to give credit to students who read the assigned documents posted in iCollege. This means that credit for each item (4 points each) will be awarded only to answers that come from the assigned reading and are spelled as they are in the assigned reading. SPELLING MATTERS. These questions cover ALL the documents on the Sunjata epic posted in iCollege. It’s your job to find out which document contains the answer to each question.
Note: There are countless versions of the Sunjata story available on the internet. NONE of them have ANYTHING to do with your assignments in this class. The ONLY version of the Sunjata story that concerns you for this class is the version from the third edition of the Norton Anthology of World Literature that is synopsized and excerpted and posted in iCollege. Anything you turn in that refers to ANYTHING from another version of the story will receive ZERO credit.
What is the Mande word for the bard or griot responsible for reciting traditional stories such as the epic of Sunjata?
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2. At the start of the Sunjata epic, King Maghan Konfara is faced with two problems. One is that he has no male heir to succeed him on the throne. What is his other problem?
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3. When the two Sharifu hunters, Karimi and Kassimu, first meet Do Kamisa, they tell her she reminds them of someone. Who is the person they say she reminds them of?
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4. Complete the quotation by providing the exact six words that are missing: “Fakoli is a dramatic figure not only because of his formidable magical powers but because ____.” (six words). Type the six words here:
5. Complete the quotation by providing the exact five words that are missing: “It is the crocodile of the stream that leads one to ___________________________.” (five words)
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6. What is special about the buffalo’s tail?
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7. Sunjata becomes a skillful hunter. When the nine sorceresses conspire to kill him, he dissuades them and gains their favor by going hunting and returning with a gift for them. This gift is three _______________. (One word. You must be accurate, specific, and use the exact same word used in the story.)
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8. After Dankaran Tuman fails to assassinate Sunjata, Sunjata vows to take revenge against Tuman, who is his half-brother. A wise woman intercedes and persuades Sunjata not to resort to violence. What is this woman’s complete name? (You must provide both her first and last name, and you must spell the entire name correctly.)
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9.Dankaran Tuman is not defeated by Sunjata. Instead, he loses the throne to a usurper who takes over the kingship of all the Mande peoples while Sunjata is in exile. This tyrannical usurper becomes Sunjata’s arch-rival whom he must ultimately face in battle. What is this arch-rival’s name? (You must spell it correctly.)
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10. According to some scholars, Djanka Tassey Conde’s version of the Sunjata epic ends in an unusual and surprising way. This is because at the end of Conde’s version, the warrior Fakoli does what?
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