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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. What does Elesin consider to be model wifely behavior?
(a) Love.
(b) Caring for children.
(c) Silence.
(d) Speaking in defense of her husband.

2. What is the author's ethnic background?
(a) British.
(b) South American.
(c) African.
(d) Colombian.

3. Which of the following is NOT included in things that Elesin loves, as described in the first scene of the play?
(a) Fine cloth.
(b) Rich food.
(c) Women.
(d) Red wine.

4. Which word best describes Iyaloja's feelings upon hearing that Elesin wishes to take a bride, according to the text?
(a) Grieved.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Upset.
(d) Angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time does Pilkings give Amusa to arrest Elesin?

2. Who performs the ritual sacrifices made for the Yoruban king?

3. In the author's note, Soyinka states that Elesin Oba is the _____________ in the eyes of the Yoruban people.

4. How does Elesin feel regarding Pilkings helping Olunde go to school?

5. What phrase do Elesin and the praise-singer use to describe the afterlife?

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