Question

In one of these works, a character known as “he of the clear and captivating glance” engages in a verbal duel with Great Echo after a girl is taken away from Trouble-Stone man. The Guardian of the World is an adaptation of one of these works, in which a character composes a “Hymn to the Bow.” The Ibonia is a work of this type, another of which includes a character who is sealed inside a drum and cast into a river. (*) D.T. Niane created a widely publicized version of one of these works whose main character twists an iron bar while walking for the first time. (10[1])The Mwindo is a work in this genre, as is one in which the son of Sogolon defeats Soumaoro Kanté at the Battle of Kirina. Instruments including the balafon and kora accompanied griots in performing, for 10 points, what lengthy narrative poems that include one about Sundiata? ■END■

ANSWER: epic poems [or Epic of Sundiata; or The Mwindo Epic; prompt on oral poetry; prompt on griot poetry]
<Noah Sheidlower, World Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michał GerasimiukStanfordBerkeley A10510

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y1100%0%0%105.00