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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is NOT introduced in the first scene of the play?
(a) Elesin.
(b) Amusa.
(c) Olohun-iyo.
(d) Iyaloja.

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

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

4. What do the women of the market carry as they enter Elesin's cell?
(a) Olunde.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A pyre.
(d) Amusa.

5. What type of dance do the British begin with in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Tango.
(b) Serenade.
(c) Marenga.
(d) Waltz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elesin do in response to the praise-singer's warnings?

2. At what type of school is Olunde studying?

3. What does "Oba" mean?

4. Iyaloja works to enforce what is good for __________.

5. Pilkings believes that the Prince will come to the dance dressed as ____________.

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