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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. This term best describes Elesin's reaction/feeling toward Iyaloja's response after Elesin requests a wife.
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Elated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Jealous.

2. In regards to time, how should the play be performed?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Without interval.
(c) Following the Yoruban time schedule.
(d) Large breaks between scenes.

3. As stated by the praise-singer in the play, what does a man forget when he approaches a brand new bride?
(a) Himself.
(b) The Yoruban people.
(c) The mother of his children.
(d) His children.

4. What type of outfit does Olunde wear?
(a) African robes.
(b) An ancestral mask.
(c) Khakis.
(d) A suit.

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, Elesin and the praise-singer have a discussion where Elesin compares him to a jealous _______.
(a) Man.
(b) Wife.
(c) Officer.
(d) Girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women of the market claim took Olunde away?

2. Who tells Olunde how to find Mr. and Mrs. Pilkings?

3. What does Elesin seem fascinated with as he sits in his cell?

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

5. For Olunde and the Yoruban people, seeing Elesin alive means that they are seeing the _____________ of the Yoruban world.

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