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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author's note primarily serves to inform all except which of the following?
(a) Directors.
(b) Writers.
(c) Readers.
(d) Producers.

2. Which term is used by the women of the market several times while in an argument with Amusa?
(a) God.
(b) My love.
(c) My father.
(d) My mother.

3. How many deaths occur within the story?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Olunde admires the self-sacrificial British soldiers of which war?

2. This term best describes Elesin's reaction/feeling toward Iyaloja's response after Elesin requests a wife.

3. Soyinka's story is based upon ______.

4. What type of drumming beat signifies death in the Yoruban world?

5. Who is in charge of laying Elesin's shrouds?

(see the answer key)

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