Question

African Traditions Quiz

Answer 1

1. What is the name of the traditional African headwear, often worn by women, that is brightly colored and made of cloth?

Answer: gele or headwrap

2. What is the name of the traditional African musical instrument that is made out of a calabash and played by hitting it with the hand?

Answer: shekere

3. What is the name of the traditional celebratory dance performed by the Zulu people of South Africa?

Answer: Indlamu or Zulu dance

4. What is the name of the traditional African art form that involves weaving strips of cloth into intricate patterns?

Answer: Kente cloth

5. What is the name of the traditional African beverage made from fermented milk?

Answer: Maasai or Mursik

6. What is the name of the traditional African drumming and dancing festival that takes place in The Gambia?

Answer: Roots Homecoming Festival

7. What is the name of the traditional African storytelling technique in which a performer uses music, dance, and spoken word to tell a story?

Answer: griot or jali

8. What is the name of the traditional African wedding ceremony that involves the groom's family paying a bride price to the bride's family?

Answer: Lobolo or dowry

9. What is the name of the traditional African vegetable stew that is often served with a side of cornmeal porridge?

Answer: Mafe or groundnut stew

10. What is the name of the traditional African mask that is used in healing ceremonies and is associated with the Dogon people of Mali?

Answer: Kanaga mask

Answer 2

Drag the word to the description it matches.

gold


salt


ivory


copper


goods that originated from Mali


goods that Mali obtained through trade

Answer 3

gold - goods that originated from Mali

salt - goods that Mali obtained through trade

ivory - goods that Mali obtained through trade

copper - goods that originated from Mali

Answer 4

Poetry, folk tales, and wise sayings are examples of what?

A.
proverbs

B.
oral traditions

C.
griots

D.
rituals

Answer 5

B. oral traditions

Answer 6

Which of the following illustrates the influence natural resources had on Ghana?

A.
Ghana's lack of natural resources limited their ability to grow into a huge trading empire.

B.
Ghana's isolation from river sources prevented them from interacting with other nations.

C.
Ghana's ability to control the gold-salt trade helped them grow into a powerful empire.

D.
Ghana's abundance of natural resources allowed them to isolate from the rest of the world.

Answer 7

C. Ghana's ability to control the gold-salt trade helped them grow into a powerful empire.

Answer 8

Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentences.

West African villages were made up of people of different
Choose...

Answer 9

ethnicities, languages, and cultures.

Answer 10

Which statement best explains the importance of Arabic in Songhai?

A.
It was the traditional language of West Africa.

B.
It became the language of Songhai law and learning.

C.
It made it easier to conduct the gold-salt trade.

D.
It was more advanced than West African languages.

Answer 11

B. It became the language of Songhai law and learning.

Answer 12

Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.

Rulers of Axum gained power and wealth by
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Answer 13

controlling trade routes between India and the Mediterranean.

Answer 14

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