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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT included in things that Elesin loves, as described in the first scene of the play?
(a) Women.
(b) Fine cloth.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Rich food.

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

3. In which country did the original story take place?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Nigeria.

4. A parallel can be seen between Pilkings and which other character in the play?
(a) Elesin.
(b) The Prince.
(c) Amusa.
(d) Olunde.

5. 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) Chicken.
(b) Man.
(c) Rooster.
(d) Cockerel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oyo was the ____________ kingdom in Nigeria.

2. Where is most of the play set?

3. How many kingdoms are the Yoruba divided into?

4. Where was the author educated?

5. What does Elesin claim his response will NOT be when death comes for him?

(see the answer key)

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