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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the Pilkings speak to for more insight to Amusa's report in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Elesin.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Iyaloja.

2. What do the women of the market gain possession of in their fight with the British officers?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Hats.
(c) Batons.
(d) Money.

3. What is another name for the praise-singer?
(a) Elohino-iya.
(b) Oba-iyo.
(c) Olohamora.
(d) Olohun-iyo.

4. Where is most of the play set?
(a) The ball.
(b) Elesin's palace.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) The cellar.

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

6. This term best describes Elesin's reaction/feeling toward Iyaloja's response after Elesin requests a wife.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Elated.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Angry.

7. Which word best describes Jane's feelings toward the Yoruban traditions and customs, according to the text?
(a) Interested.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Horrified.

8. What does Pilkings believe Elesin's duty to be?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Ritual murder.

9. Which dance do Jane and Pilkings dance to in the second scene of the play?
(a) Tango.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Jig.
(d) Waltz.

10. What type of device plays the music in the Pilkings' home in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Gramophone.
(b) Harpsicord.
(c) Radio.
(d) Piano.

11. What drives the action in the Yoruban world?
(a) Music.
(b) Elesin Oba.
(c) The gods.
(d) The king.

12. In Act 1, Scene 1, Elesin and the praise-singer have a discussion where Elesin compares him to a jealous _______.
(a) Wife.
(b) Man.
(c) Girl.
(d) Officer.

13. What are Jane and Pilkings wearing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Wigs.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Fancy clothes.
(d) Masks.

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

15. What is Elesin doing when he realizes that his last day is almost over?
(a) Resting.
(b) Feasting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In regards to time, how should the play be performed?

2. What do the women of the market claim took Olunde away?

3. Iyaloja works to enforce what is good for __________.

4. Which genre of literature does Soyinka's work fall under?

5. Which word best describes Iyaloja's feelings upon hearing that Elesin wishes to take a bride, according to the text?

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