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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Amusa's character ruled by, as can be seen toward the middle of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pain.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Anger.

2. Who is the Master of Death, according to "Death and the king's horseman"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Age.
(c) Religion.
(d) Memory.

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

4. What do the women of the market carry as they enter Elesin's cell?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A pyre.
(c) Olunde.
(d) Amusa.

5. How long do pre-burial ceremonies last in the Yoruban world?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 10 days.

6. For Olunde and the Yoruban people, seeing Elesin alive means that they are seeing the _____________ of the Yoruban world.
(a) Greatest miracle.
(b) Savior.
(c) Destroyer.
(d) King.

7. Where will the ball be taking place?
(a) The colonial residency.
(b) Outside at the marketplace.
(c) Pilkings' house.
(d) Under the stars.

8. How old is Elesin Oba by the last scene of the play?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) Not stated.

9. What type of outfit does Olunde wear?
(a) An ancestral mask.
(b) A suit.
(c) Khakis.
(d) African robes.

10. What animal must not be seen without his feathers, as stated by the praise-singer in the last scene of the play?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Not-I bird.
(c) Cockerel.
(d) Peacock.

11. Which word best describes Elesin's feelings toward Olunde's reaction to him?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

12. Which word best describes how Amusa is feeling when he arrives at the Yoruban village in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Confused.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Angry.

13. What is the greatest fear of the Yoruban people?
(a) That the British will take over their culture.
(b) The king will be stuck in transition.
(c) That Olunde will not retrun from England.
(d) That Elesin will not die.

14. How many worlds are there in the spirit of the Yoruban race?
(a) Three.
(b) Many.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

15. How does Amusa react to the taunting women in the market in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He fights.
(b) He cries.
(c) He retreats.
(d) He becomes consumed in anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Elesin use repeatedly to describe Pilkings?

2. In which color is the one who makes the transition dressed, as can be seen in the last scene of the play?

3. Who sits inside Elesin's cell with him?

4. What is the Yoruban word for a rich, woven cloth?

5. Which type of musical instrument remains prominent throughout the play?

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