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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. In Act 1, Scene 1, Elesin and the praise-singer have a discussion where Elesin compares him to a jealous _______.
(a) Girl.
(b) Wife.
(c) Officer.
(d) Man.

2. Which genre of literature does Soyinka's work fall under?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Realism.
(d) Victorian.

3. Which character in the play would the author, Soyinka, most likely be comparable to?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Jane.
(c) Amusa.
(d) Elesin.

4. In regards to time, how should the play be performed?
(a) Without interval.
(b) Following the Yoruban time schedule.
(c) Large breaks between scenes.
(d) Slowly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that this story illustrates a ____________________ between two cultures.

2. Which word best describes Iyaloja's feelings upon hearing that Elesin wishes to take a bride, according to the text?

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

4. Elesin refers to the market place as his home of _____________.

5. What is Olunde's suicide weapon as stated in the author's note?

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