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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 do in response to the praise-singer's warnings?
(a) Cry.
(b) Dance.
(c) Scold him.
(d) Scream.

2. According to the praise-singer, what must happen for the fowl to know his true friends?
(a) When the women cover him in damask.
(b) The shedding of the tail.
(c) Wind blows cold from behind.
(d) The cockerel hides its feathers.

3. Whom does Elesin want by his side at his death?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) The praise-singer.
(d) Iyaloja.

4. Where does Elesin wish to make the transition?
(a) The market.
(b) His home.
(c) The palace.
(d) Out in the wilderness.

5. Finish the sentence. The British involvement in this story is ______________.
(a) Destructive.
(b) Problematic.
(c) Contradictory.
(d) Incidental.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elesin do to Olunde before he leaves for school?

2. What is a masque, as stated within the text?

3. What does Elesin claim his response will NOT be when death comes for him?

4. For Olunde and the Yoruban people, seeing Elesin alive means that they are seeing the _____________ of the Yoruban world.

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

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