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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Iyaloja focus on with Elesin's request for a young wife?
(a) The young woman's approval.
(b) The wedding night.
(c) A baby.
(d) Her own failed marriage.

2. What event is Pilkings excited about attending?
(a) A dance.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) An induction ceremony.
(d) A masque.

3. Who is supposed to make an important appearance later in the evening?
(a) Joseph.
(b) The Yoruban King.
(c) The Prince of England.
(d) Elesin Oba.

4. What is another name for the praise-singer?
(a) Olohamora.
(b) Oba-iyo.
(c) Olohun-iyo.
(d) Elohino-iya.

5. What do the women of the market gain possession of in their fight with the British officers?
(a) Hats.
(b) Money.
(c) Batons.
(d) Weapons.

6. In which country did the original story take place?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Ethiopia.

7. Who is responsible if the Yoruban world were to fall off course?
(a) The King's Horseman.
(b) The British.
(c) The praise-singer.
(d) The mother of the market.

8. How many kingdoms are the Yoruba divided into?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) Not stated.

9. Soyinka's story is based upon ______.
(a) Creation myths of Nigeria.
(b) Historical events.
(c) Yoruban myth.
(d) Factual information.

10. .The praise-singer could also be seen as _______________.
(a) Elesin's best friend.
(b) Elesin's soul.
(c) A god.
(d) Elesin's conscience.

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

12. What are Jane and Pilkings wearing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Masks.
(b) Wigs.
(c) Fancy clothes.
(d) Jewelry.

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

14. Whom does Elesin want by his side at his death?
(a) The praise-singer.
(b) His son.
(c) Iyaloja.
(d) His wife.

15. According to the praise-singer, what must happen for the fowl to know his true friends?
(a) The cockerel hides its feathers.
(b) Wind blows cold from behind.
(c) The shedding of the tail.
(d) When the women cover him in damask.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of device plays the music in the Pilkings' home in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Where does Pilkings instruct Amusa to lock Elesin up in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Elesin claim his response will NOT be when death comes for him?

4. How many deaths occur within the story?

5. What does Elesin do in response to the praise-singer's warnings?

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