View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The music and dance in the British world is ruled by status and _________.
(a) Tradition.
(b) Cultural significance.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Beauty.

2. Finish the quotation by Elesin Oba from Act 1, Scene 1. "This market is my roost. When I come among the women I am a(n) ____________ with a hundred mothers."
(a) Cockerel.
(b) Man.
(c) Rooster.
(d) Chicken.

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

4. In what style is the dialogue of the play written?
(a) Heroic couplets.
(b) Iambic pentameter.
(c) Villanelle.
(d) Free verse.

5. Which character is portrayed as understanding throughout the play?
(a) Amusa.
(b) Iyaloja.
(c) Jane.
(d) Pilkings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which country did the original story take place?

2. During what major event did Soyinka decide to set her play around?

3. Which genre of literature does Soyinka's work fall under?

4. What is Amusa's character ruled by, as can be seen toward the middle of Act 1, Scene 3?

5. The British had several Yoruban religious practices ______________.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 184 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample