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

2. As stated by the praise-singer in the play, what does a man forget when he approaches a brand new bride?
(a) His children.
(b) Himself.
(c) The mother of his children.
(d) The Yoruban people.

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

4. Olunde admires the self-sacrificial British soldiers of which war?
(a) World War II.
(b) The War of 1812.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) World War I.

5. Where is most of the play set?
(a) Elesin's palace.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) The ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word best describes how the orchestra in playing during the ball in Act 1, Scene 4, as stated in the text?

2. What does Elesin seem fascinated with as he sits in his cell?

3. How does Elesin feel regarding Pilkings helping Olunde go to school?

4. What does Pilkings say Olunde is coming to get from Elesin before he leaves?

5. Where does Pilkings instruct Amusa to lock Elesin up in Act 1, Scene 2?

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