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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 is the Yoruban term for an ancestral masquerade?
(a) Robo.
(b) Alari.
(c) Egungun.
(d) Etutu.

2. Which of the following characters is NOT introduced in the first scene of the play?
(a) Elesin.
(b) Olohun-iyo.
(c) Iyaloja.
(d) Amusa.

3. Who is responsible if the Yoruban world were to fall off course?
(a) The mother of the market.
(b) The British.
(c) The King's Horseman.
(d) The praise-singer.

4. What is the Yoruban word for a rich, woven cloth?
(a) Alari.
(b) Opele.
(c) Robo.
(d) Etutu.

5. What does Pilkings steal from Elesin?
(a) His dignity.
(b) His life.
(c) His bride.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Pilkings speak to for more insight to Amusa's report in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is the first name of the aide-de-camp?

3. What is the resident concentrating on when he sees the British officers?

4. The messenger should be denied _______ he asks for.

5. What does Pilkings say Olunde is coming to get from Elesin before he leaves?

(see the answer key)

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