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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the quotation stated by Jane in Act 1, Scene 4. "The kind of person you feel should be a poet munching _____________ in Bloomsbury".
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Rose petals.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) Rosemary.

2. Which literary medium does Soyinka's work fall under?
(a) Drama.
(b) Short story.
(c) Stream of consciousness.
(d) Novella.

3. What is the greatest fear of the Yoruban people?
(a) That Olunde will not retrun from England.
(b) That the British will take over their culture.
(c) The king will be stuck in transition.
(d) That Elesin will not die.

4. Who joins the praise-singer in his praises of Elesin in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Iyaloja.
(b) The new bride.
(c) Olunde.
(d) Amusa.

5. What is Olunde's suicide weapon as stated in the author's note?
(a) Handcuffs.
(b) Chains.
(c) Poison.
(d) Not stated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Olunde does not _______________ Elesin when he sees him.

2. What is Amusa's character ruled by, as can be seen toward the middle of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What time is it when Pilkings finally decides to go after Elesin?

4. What is the object that distracts Elesin offstage in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play?

5. How does Amusa react to the taunting women in the market in Act 1, Scene 3?

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