Storytelling and Griots

Question 1

Rafiki, a character, in the musical The Lion King is a

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griot

Question 2

storytelling originated from

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africa

Question 3

The kings names would live on without the griot

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false

Question 4

Griots were employed by peasants and lower class

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false

Question 5

Homer wrote his stories down and gathered stories into the epics known as

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the iliad and odyssey

Question 6

Griots are also known as

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Gewel, jaly, and ayan

Question 7

The role of the griot has always taken in the storytelling tradition

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true, according to scheherazade

Question 8

The west african oral historian, an old storytelling tradition in the world known as a

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griot

Question 9

A well told story may hold the audience in

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suspense

Question 10

storytelling is the case in

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oral cultures

Question 11

The oral traditions of a culture has been eroded by

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technology

Question 12

The best storytellers captivate their audiences with

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character voices and gestures

Question 13

common to all the forms of storytelling is the

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storytellers

Question 14

the position of the griot is passed down and

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inherited

Question 15

Which of the following are examples of storytelling forms?

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family sages, animal fables, myths

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