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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which other nationality has also done an adaptation of this play by medium of film, as explained in the author's note?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) China.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

2. In which year did the actual occurrence described in the play take place?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1946.

3. Finish the sentence. The British involvement in this story is ______________.
(a) Destructive.
(b) Incidental.
(c) Problematic.
(d) Contradictory.

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

5. The characters in the play are _________________.
(a) Based on Yoruban heros.
(b) Historical characters.
(c) Metaphorical.
(d) Soyinka's creations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is most of the play set?

2. In the author's note, Soyinka states that Elesin Oba is the _____________ in the eyes of the Yoruban people.

3. In what way is Amusa related to Elesin?

4. Which character in the play would the author, Soyinka, most likely be comparable to?

5. In Yoruban culture, which character must lead the king throughout the afterlife?

(see the answer key)

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