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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the body must touch the ground one final time before the transition is made?
(a) Head.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Hands.
(d) Feet.

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

3. This character is portrayed as being selfish and ignorant of others' cultures.
(a) Pilkings.
(b) Bob.
(c) Amusa.
(d) Jane.

4. The drum heard in Act 1, Scene 3 signifies that the king's _____________ has been killed.
(a) Cat.
(b) Wife.
(c) Dog.
(d) Horse.

5. Who joins the praise-singer in his praises of Elesin in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Olunde.
(b) The new bride.
(c) Amusa.
(d) Iyaloja.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many shells are there to the soul of a man?

3. Whose help does Olunde ask for when he hears of Pilkings interference?

4. Olunde admires the self-sacrificial British soldiers of which war?

5. To whom does Soyinka dedicate this play?

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