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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. How many kingdoms are the Yoruba divided into?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) Not stated.

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

3. What does Joseph hear in Act 1, Scene 2 that confuses him?
(a) Singing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Strange instrumentation.
(d) Drumming.

4. What do the women of the market claim took Olunde away?
(a) The gods.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The British.
(d) A ship.

5. Oyo was the ____________ kingdom in Nigeria.
(a) Cruelest.
(b) Greatest.
(c) Happiest.
(d) Finest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of device plays the music in the Pilkings' home in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Where was the author educated?

3. The British had several Yoruban religious practices ______________.

4. Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Elesin's character?

5. What are Jane and Pilkings wearing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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