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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom is Elesin's new bride betrothed?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Elesin.
(c) Iyaloja's son.
(d) Iyaloja's brother.

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

5. Which character acts as the voice of reason throughout the play?
(a) Olunde.
(b) Jane.
(c) Pilkings.
(d) Iyaloja.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of drumming beat signifies death in the Yoruban world?

2. Which dance do Jane and Pilkings dance to in the second scene of the play?

3. How much time does Pilkings give Amusa to arrest Elesin?

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

5. Finish the quotation stated by Jane in Act 1, Scene 4. "The kind of person you feel should be a poet munching _____________ in Bloomsbury".

(see the answer key)

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