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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the sentence. The British involvement in this story is ______________.
(a) Problematic.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Contradictory.
(d) Incidental.

2. Which genre of literature does Soyinka's work fall under?
(a) Realism.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Modernism.
(d) Victorian.

3. The author's note primarily serves to inform all except which of the following?
(a) Readers.
(b) Directors.
(c) Producers.
(d) Writers.

4. According to Soyinka, what first needs to exist before there can be a clash between two cultures?
(a) Power struggle.
(b) War.
(c) Similarity.
(d) Equality.

5. In what way is Amusa related to Elesin?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) He is not.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Soyinka's novel as stated in the author's note?

2. What is the author's ethnic background?

3. Which character acts as the voice of reason throughout the play?

4. In which year did the actual occurrence described in the play take place?

5. In Yoruban culture, which character must lead the king throughout the afterlife?

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