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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the floor of the market covered with after Elesin's wedding?
(a) Linen.
(b) Silk.
(c) Velvet.
(d) Cotton.

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

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

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

5. Who is the Residency's club secretary?
(a) Engleton.
(b) The Resident.
(c) Simon.
(d) Amusa.

6. What is the resident concentrating on when he sees the British officers?
(a) Their uniforms.
(b) The fact that they aren't wearing costumes.
(c) Their skin.
(d) The issue at hand.

7. What does Jane call the scene of splendor as Olunde gestures toward it during their argument?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Life.
(c) Decadence.
(d) Therapy.

8. What does Pilkings say Olunde is coming to get from Elesin before he leaves?
(a) He is coming to say goodbye.
(b) Elesin's identity.
(c) Elesin's blessing.
(d) Elesin's bride.

9. What is a masque, as stated within the text?
(a) A Yoruban wedding.
(b) Costumed dance.
(c) A Yoruban death ritual.
(d) A British festival.

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

11. Which character does not speak at all during the play?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Elesin's bride.
(c) Amusa.
(d) Joseph.

12. What type of material makes up Elesin's handcuffs?
(a) Silver.
(b) Lead.
(c) Iron.
(d) Steel.

13. Which word best describes Olunde's reaction to his father's death?
(a) Sad.
(b) Calm.
(c) Upset.
(d) Angry.

14. What does Iyaloja tell Elesin's bride that she must think of by the end of the play?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her child.
(d) Her future.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Olunde, the English do not _______________ what they don't understand.

2. Which term is used by the women of the market several times while in an argument with Amusa?

3. How many of the king's animals must be killed in order for him to make the transition properly?

4. Which type of formation are the couples in at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

5. What is Amusa's character ruled by, as can be seen toward the middle of Act 1, Scene 3?

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