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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. What is it that Elesin craves before his death?
(a) Finer cloth.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A bed of roses.
(d) Fine wine.

2. Who is responsible if the Yoruban world were to fall off course?
(a) The King's Horseman.
(b) The British.
(c) The mother of the market.
(d) The praise-singer.

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

4. The messenger should be denied _______ he asks for.
(a) Everything.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The life.
(d) Women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elesin doing when he realizes that his last day is almost over?

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."

3. Which of the following characters is NOT introduced in the first scene of the play?

4. In what way is Amusa related to Elesin?

5. A parallel can be seen between Pilkings and which other character in the play?

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