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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. Who do the Pilkings speak to for more insight to Amusa's report in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Elesin.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Iyaloja.

2. "Death and the King's Horseman" is a story of ____________________ rather than British colonization.
(a) Human sacrifice.
(b) Human weakness.
(c) The love of life.
(d) A cultural clash.

3. The author's note primarily serves to inform all except which of the following?
(a) Producers.
(b) Readers.
(c) Directors.
(d) Writers.

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

5. Where will the ball be taking place?
(a) Under the stars.
(b) Outside at the marketplace.
(c) The colonial residency.
(d) Pilkings' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women of the market claim took Olunde away?

2. Which term is used by the women of the market several times while in an argument with Amusa?

3. How does Amusa react to the taunting women in the market in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, Elesin and the praise-singer have a discussion where Elesin compares him to a jealous _______.

5. What is a masque, as stated within the text?

(see the answer key)

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