1. What was the main job of the griot?

2. How did the griots help to teach the children of the village?

3. Which instrument used by griots was a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone?

4. Besides musician and storyteller, what other job did the griot have for the village?

5. Which instrument used by griots was similar to a harp and was made from a vegetable called a calabash?

6. True or False: There are still some people working as griots in Africa today.

7. What important event was it important for the griot to remember?

8. Which instrument used by griots was similar to a lute?

9. What instrument do some historians believe the Ngoni became after traveling to America with African slaves?

10. How was the history of the village kept by the griot?