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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 actions is NOT being performed at the beginning of the play?
(a) Mats being folded.
(b) Baskets being carried.
(c) Stalls being emptied.
(d) Cows being milked.

2. At what type of school is Olunde studying?
(a) Education.
(b) Medical.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Law.

3. What type of outfit does Olunde wear?
(a) A suit.
(b) African robes.
(c) An ancestral mask.
(d) Khakis.

4. The masks in Act 1, Scene 2, signify what?
(a) The underworld.
(b) Fear.
(c) Death.
(d) Life.

5. What is the Yoruban word for a rich, woven cloth?
(a) Etutu.
(b) Alari.
(c) Opele.
(d) Robo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elesin wish to make the transition?

2. Elesin refers to the market place as his home of _____________.

3. What is the first name of the aide-de-camp?

4. What does Joseph hear in Act 1, Scene 2 that confuses him?

5. What does Elesin do to Olunde before he leaves for school?

(see the answer key)

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