Which of these is the best example of an oral tradition?

a grandfather telling a story about his childhood

What is the best title for this list: balafon, ngoni, and kora

West African Musical Instruments

How did West Africans preserve their history before writing was introduced?

Poet-musicians memorized and passed down the stories

How do West Africans make kente cloth, the most famous West African textile?

by sewing narrow strips together

This proverb means what? "Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burned down."

the importance of oral tradition

Stories about Sundjata tell about?

the king who founded Mali's empire

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Ch. 15: The Cultural Legacy of West Africa

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1
Some of the most famous griots today are known through their?
scientific discoveries
popular music
large museums
printed calendars
2
The genealogy of a family gives information about the family members'?
houses
ancestry
recreation
jobs
3
Many West African folktales feature a hare. In these stories, the hare:
tells stories of local history
wins by physical strength
outsmarts other characters
has a great deal of good luck
4
Which term best describes a job of the griot?
curing diseases
making masks
trading goods
keeping records
5
Masks were often worn by:
visitors to the king's palace
dancers in ritual ceremonies
traders conducting secret business
weavers making special textiles
6
Which of these is the best example of an oral tradition?
a grandfather playing a game with his grandchildren
a great-grandmother's photo album
a grandfather telling a story about his childhood
a grandmother's diary
7
Which of these musical styles was most influenced by West African call & response songs?
blues
classical
opera
country
8
In which language were most of the earliest books written in West Africa?
Arabic
Mande
Latin
Egyptian
9
The Benin empire became particularly well known for which art form?
brass sculptures
wood-and-leather drums
printed textiles
coiled-fiber baskets
10
What is the best title for this list: balafon, ngoni, and kora
Styles of West African Folktales
West African Musical Instruments
West African Traditional Ceremonies
Dances in Wet African Rituals
11
How did West Africans preserve their history before writing was introduced?
Booksellers made marks with sharp sticks on wet clay.
Painters made a long series of paintings like a comic strip
Poet-musicians memorized and passed down the stories
Foreign visitors kep the only recrod of events in the region
12
How do West Africans make kente cloth, the most famous West African textile?
by sewing narrow strips together
by weaving a single huge cloth
by applique with bits of fabric
by stamping patterns onto squares
13
This proverb means what? "Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burned down."
the significance of visual arts
the respect paid to young people
the value placed on books
the importance of oral tradition
14
Sculptures from the ancient Nok culture were formed from:
gold plate
terra-cotta
rare wood
iron and brass
15
How did traditional West African folktales come to the Americas?
They were brought by slaves.
Explorers discovered them.
Traders sold them.
Missionaries wrote them down.
16
Stories about Sundjata tell about?
the tasks and importance of griots
the king who founded Mali's empire
the hajj by the great ruler Mansa Musa
the trade caravans across the Sahara

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