African Theatre Quiz

What is oral storytelling?

• The act of listening to a lesson

• The act of giving someone a book

• The act of telling a story out loud

• The act of writing down a story

Being a griot is a job that has to be passed down from parents to children.

• True

• False

What is a kora?

• A drum made from a gourd

• An instrument similar to a guitar or harp

• A piano-like instrument

• A style of singing from Senegal

What are griots?

• Storytellers who use music to share history and fiction

• African chiefs

• A type of instrument

• Ms. Goodwin's favorite dessert

Where are griots from?

• East Africa

• France

• South Africa

• West Africa

Where is Senegal?

• West Africa

• Europe

• South America

• South Africa

What are three instruments griots use to tell stories?

• Koras

• Balafons

• Pianos

• Djembes

Griots are like kings, they are the rulers of the people.

• True

• False

The play that we read in class was called:

• A South African Play

• The Blue Cliffside

• The Green Forest

• The Blue Mountain

South Africa once had laws similar to segregation in the United States. This time in South African history was called:

• Separateness

• Apartheid

• Appetite

• Garsfontein