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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oyo was the ____________ kingdom in Nigeria.
(a) Happiest.
(b) Greatest.
(c) Finest.
(d) Cruelest.

2. Which character acts as the voice of reason throughout the play?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Iyaloja.
(c) Jane.
(d) Pilkings.

3. In regards to time, how should the play be performed?
(a) Following the Yoruban time schedule.
(b) Large breaks between scenes.
(c) Without interval.
(d) Slowly.

4. According to the praise-singer, what must happen for the fowl to know his true friends?
(a) Wind blows cold from behind.
(b) The cockerel hides its feathers.
(c) When the women cover him in damask.
(d) The shedding of the tail.

5. During what major event did Soyinka decide to set her play around?
(a) The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) During the U.S. occupancy of the Philippines.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that this story illustrates a ____________________ between two cultures.

2. Which of the following is NOT included in things that Elesin loves, as described in the first scene of the play?

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

4. Where is most of the play set?

5. Oyo is a _______________.

(see the answer key)

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