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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As stated in the prologue, who is the most important enemy for the Fanti, as well and the British?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Ghanaian.
(c) Golds.
(d) Hanti.

2. How many reasons are there for the villagers to be angry with Anowa, in regard to her marital choices?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

3. What does Anowa tell her parents that she finally finds?
(a) An apprenticeship for high priestess.
(b) A child.
(c) A man she wants to marry.
(d) A new job.

4. Which of the following is not said to be included in the play?
(a) Politics.
(b) Conventional relationships.
(c) Music.
(d) Familial values.

5. Who asks Anowa to marry him in Phase one?
(a) Kofi Ako.
(b) No one.
(c) The old man.
(d) A young man from the village.

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

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

8. What type of tale is this play based from?
(a) An African song.
(b) A creation myth.
(c) A Ghanian love dance.
(d) A Ghanian legend.

9. What is the name of the village, in which "Anowa" takes place?
(a) Yebi.
(b) Genji.
(c) Oyo.
(d) Shona.

10. Which is the first character that the audience meets?
(a) Anowa.
(b) Kofi Ako.
(c) Badua.
(d) Osam.

11. How do Kofi Ako and Anowa react to the other party's reaction of their affection in Phase one?
(a) They hug.
(b) They laugh.
(c) They kiss.
(d) They dance.

12. According to the old woman, what does time do to children?
(a) Make them less obedient.
(b) They become more wise.
(c) Nothing, they remain the same.
(d) They are more independent.

13. Which of the following does not accurately describe Osam's character, as he is identified in the prologue?
(a) Loving.
(b) Distant.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Strong.

14. How many years pass since the treaty is signed with the Europeans, as Aidoo sets the play up?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

15. What is the other woman in Phase one carrying?
(a) Wool.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Soup.
(d) Vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of Phase one, the old man believes that Anowa is destined for ________________.

2. What is the path Anowa is believed to be destined for?

3. Which character in the play portrays the ideal woman figure in African culture?

4. Aidoo sets the prologue of the story in this place, setting the stage for the beginning of colonialism.

5. Where is Aidoo originally from, as stated in the prologue of the story?

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