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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase do Elesin and the praise-singer use to describe the afterlife?
(a) The other side.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The underworld.
(d) The other world.

2. What do the women of the market threaten to remove from Amusa if he refuses to leave?
(a) His hat.
(b) His pants.
(c) His coat.
(d) His knickers.

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

4. Pilkings believes that the Prince will come to the dance dressed as ____________.
(a) A court jester.
(b) A knight.
(c) A coat of arms.
(d) He will not dress up.

5. Who is supposed to make an important appearance later in the evening?
(a) Elesin Oba.
(b) The Yoruban King.
(c) The Prince of England.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Iyaloja focus on with Elesin's request for a young wife?

3. Which literary medium does Soyinka's work fall under?

4. Which word best describes Jane's feelings toward the Yoruban traditions and customs, according to the text?

5. What is the Yoruban term for an ancestral masquerade?

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