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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre does Aidoo's play fall into?
(a) Post colonialism.
(b) The victorian novel.
(c) Colonialism.
(d) Reconstruction.

2. What type of chorus do the old man and the old woman represent throughout the play, as stated in the prologue?
(a) Call-and-Response.
(b) Greek chorus.
(c) Roman chorus.
(d) Elizabethan chorus.

3. The grand theme of this play lies mainly in what?
(a) Love.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Family.
(d) Relationships.

4. Which character in the story represents the antithesis of the ideal person, according to African tradition?
(a) Anowa.
(b) Badua.
(c) Osam.
(d) Kofi Ako.

5. What type of relationships is the play built around?
(a) Mother-daughter.
(b) Husband-wife.
(c) Woman-woman.
(d) Male-female.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated within the prologue, who do Kofi Ako and Anowa do business with?

2. How many years pass since the treaty is signed with the Europeans, as Aidoo sets the play up?

3. Aidoo writes her play during what major political literary movement?

4. How many generations of characters are presented in the prologue of the story?

5. What is the ultimate consequence of Anowa's behavior, as stated in the prologue?

(see the answer key)

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