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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. What is Amusa's character ruled by, as can be seen toward the middle of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Pain.
(b) Anger.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Fear.

2. The Yoruba is a ___________ society, as stated within the text.
(a) Complex.
(b) Gracious.
(c) Secret.
(d) Angelic.

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, Jane discusses how calling holy water "nonsense" would offend whom?
(a) A Muslim.
(b) Elesin.
(c) A Roman Catholic.
(d) Amusa.

4. Oyo is a _______________.
(a) Character.
(b) Religion.
(c) City.
(d) Kingdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Oba" mean?

2. What is a masque, as stated within the text?

3. Which literary medium does Soyinka's work fall under?

4. Who do the women of the market mockingly claim built the road that runs through it in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Which word best describes Iyaloja's feelings upon hearing that Elesin wishes to take a bride, according to the text?

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