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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pilkings believe Elesin's duty to be?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Ritual murder.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Sinful.

2. Which character acts as the voice of reason throughout the play?
(a) Iyaloja.
(b) Pilkings.
(c) Jane.
(d) Olunde.

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

4. What are Jane and Pilkings wearing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Fancy clothes.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Wigs.
(d) Masks.

5. What does Elesin claim is the center of his life?
(a) His new wife.
(b) The market.
(c) Olunde.
(d) The palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which setting does the play open?

2. The praise-singer warns Elesin about being spoiled by what, at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What drives the action in the Yoruban world?

4. What is another name for the praise-singer?

5. Where do the women of the market claim that the "official business" is happening?

(see the answer key)

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