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Wole Soyinka

Death and the King's Horsemen Quiz

Wole Soyinka
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Death and the King's Horsemen Quiz

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1)

Which dance do Jane and Pilkings dance to in the second scene of the play? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

Waltz.
Charleston.
Jig.
Tango.
2)

Which character is NOT present in the last scene of the play? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Pilkings.
Amusa.
Aid-de-camp.
Olunde.
3)

Which word best describes Jane's feelings toward the Yoruban traditions and customs, according to the text? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

Horrified.
Disappointed.
Unhappy.
Interested.
4)

What does Joseph hear in Act 1, Scene 2 that confuses him? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

Crying.
Singing.
Strange instrumentation.
Drumming.
5)

Whom does Elesin want by his side at his death? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

The praise-singer.
Iyaloja.
His wife.
His son.
6)

What is a masque, as stated within the text? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

A Yoruban death ritual.
Costumed dance.
A Yoruban wedding.
A British festival.
7)

To whom does Soyinka dedicate this play? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

His mother.
Elesin Oba.
The Yoruban people.
His father.
8)

Which type of bird must serve the offering once the death ritual is complete? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Cockerel.
Not-I bird.
Pigeon.
Albatross.
9)

The Yoruba is a ___________ society, as stated within the text. (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Angelic.
Secret.
Gracious.
Complex.
10)

What drives the action in the Yoruban world? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

The gods.
Elesin Oba.
Music.
The king.
11)

How long do pre-burial ceremonies last in the Yoruban world? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

10 days.
3 months.
2 weeks.
30 days.
12)

Which position is the soldier in that Olunde admires? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Captain.
Officer.
Foot soldier.
Sergeant.
13)

In Act 1, Scene 2, Jane discusses how calling holy water "nonsense" would offend whom? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

A Muslim.
A Roman Catholic.
Amusa.
Elesin.
14)

What does Iyaloja tell Elesin's bride that she must think of by the end of the play? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Her child.
Her family.
Her future.
Her husband.
15)

How does Elesin feel regarding Pilkings helping Olunde go to school? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

Pleased.
Happy.
Sad.
Angry.
16)

What connects Elesin's handcuffs together? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

A chain.
Nothing.
String.
A rope.
17)

What is the Yoruban term for a royal drum? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Gbedu.
Sigidi.
Opele.
Egungun.
18)

What do the women of the market sing while Elesin begins to make the transition? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

They don't sing at all.
A hymn.
A dirge.
A wedding song.
19)

What will ride at the feet of the king's horse in the afterlife? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Elesin.
Dog.
Cockerel.
The white man.
20)

What does Elesin's bride pour over his eyelids in the last scene of the play? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

Gold.
Earth.
Water.
Coal.
21)

What is the greatest fear of the Yoruban people? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

That Olunde will not retrun from England.
That the British will take over their culture.
That Elesin will not die.
The king will be stuck in transition.
22)

What word does Pilkings use to describe Yoruban customs? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

Barbaric.
Horrific.
Crazy.
Noble.
23)

What type of transportation does Olunde use to travel home as discussed in Act 1, Scene 3? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

WWII medical jet.
Ship.
Mail boat.
Plane.
24)

What type of clothes does Amusa wear, as described by another character? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

A blue uniform.
A suit.
Khaki.
A captain's outfit.
25)

Who do the Pilkings speak to for more insight to Amusa's report in Act 1, Scene 2? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

Joseph.
Elesin.
Olunde.
Iyaloja.
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