Quiz

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1 What does the word 'Tadaksahak' mean? Language of the Idaksahak Tuareg people Region of Mali Traditional dance

2 Where do the Idaksahak mainly live? Timbuktu and Kidal Ménaka and Gao Bamako and Ségou Kayes and Sikasso

3 What language do the Idaksahak speak? Pure Tamasheq Tadaksahak (Tamasheq-Songhay mix) Bambara Songhay only

4 Which 1990 event marked a turning point for the Idaksahak? Creation of MNLA Armed rebellion against the Malian state Independence of Mali Arrival of French colonists

5 Who wrote 'The Political Emancipation of the Idaksahak'? Hamadine AG MOCTAR Charles Grémont Thomas Sankara Moussa Ag Acharatouman

6 What does the Idaksahak logo (reading man, sword, camels) symbolize? Military power Economy, religion and defense Only nomadism Agriculture

7 In which year was the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) created? 2012 2014 2016 2018

8 What is the name of the historical chief of the Idoguiritane fraction photographed by Charles Grémont in Tin Abaw? Ayouba Madit AG Ablil Morou Askia Daoud

9 What is special about the Tadaksahak language? It has no feminine pronouns It is purely Arabic It uses Cyrillic alphabet It is a tonal language

10 What was the traditional role of the Idaksahak towards the Imajeghen? They were the dominant warriors They were a subordinate and peaceful group They were the traders They were the farmers

11 Who was Mohamed Maïga? A war chief A journalist and friend of Thomas Sankara A Tuareg poet A Songhai sultan

12 What does 'Imajeghen' mean? The scholars The dominant warrior class among the Tuaregs Tuareg women Musicians

13 Which precolonial empire is associated with Askia Daoud? Ghana Empire Mali Empire Songhai Empire Fulani Empire

14 In which year did the humiliation of Morou of Karma by French colonists take place? 1905 1914 1898 1920

15 Who was the Burkinabè president and friend of Mohamed Maïga? Blaise Compaoré Thomas Sankara Moussa Traoré Alpha Oumar Konaré

16 What is the main contemporary challenge of Malian Tuaregs according to 'The Perils of a Tuareg Era in Mali'? Drought Marginalization and armed conflicts Lack of oil Illiteracy