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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in the play would the author, Soyinka, most likely be comparable to?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Jane.
(c) Elesin.
(d) Amusa.

2. What is the object that distracts Elesin offstage in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play?
(a) Rich food.
(b) Fine cloth.
(c) Wine.
(d) A beautiful woman.

3. During what major event did Soyinka decide to set her play around?
(a) World War I.
(b) The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
(c) World War II.
(d) During the U.S. occupancy of the Philippines.

4. What is the author's ethnic background?
(a) African.
(b) British.
(c) Colombian.
(d) South American.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At which setting does the play open?

2. Which of the following actions is NOT being performed at the beginning of the play?

3. In what style is the dialogue of the play written?

4. The author states that this story illustrates a ____________________ between two cultures.

5. According to Soyinka, what first needs to exist before there can be a clash between two cultures?

(see the answer key)

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