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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The praise singer can be seen as a symbol of ________________.
(a) Privilege.
(b) Death.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Contempt.

2. What do the women of the market sing while Elesin begins to make the transition?
(a) A wedding song.
(b) A dirge.
(c) A hymn.
(d) They don't sing at all.

3. Whose help does Olunde ask for when he hears of Pilkings interference?
(a) Jane.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Amusa.
(d) Iyaloja.

4. What phrase do Elesin and the praise-singer use to describe the afterlife?
(a) The underworld.
(b) The other world.
(c) The other side.
(d) Heaven.

5. According to Soyinka, what first needs to exist before there can be a clash between two cultures?
(a) Similarity.
(b) Power struggle.
(c) Equality.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. The music and dance in the British world is ruled by status and _________.

2. What drives the action in the Yoruban world?

3. What is the greatest fear of the Yoruban people?

4. What is it that Elesin craves before his death?

5. Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Elesin's character?

(see the answer key)

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