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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many shells are there to the soul of a man?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. This is mentioned throughout the text. It is a delicacy of crushed melon seeds.
(a) Egungun.
(b) Sigiri.
(c) Lobo.
(d) Robo.

3. What do the women of the market sing while Elesin begins to make the transition?
(a) A dirge.
(b) They don't sing at all.
(c) A wedding song.
(d) A hymn.

4. What word does Pilkings use to describe Yoruban customs?
(a) Barbaric.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Horrific.
(d) Noble.

5. Olunde does not _______________ Elesin when he sees him.
(a) Cry over.
(b) Hug.
(c) Mourn.
(d) Acknowledge.

6. Which word best describes the Prince's reaction to Jane and Pilkings' costumes?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Fascination.
(d) Fear.

7. The Yoruba is a ___________ society, as stated within the text.
(a) Gracious.
(b) Complex.
(c) Angelic.
(d) Secret.

8. How does Olunde commit suicide?
(a) Not stated.
(b) Strangles himself.
(c) Poison.
(d) He doesn't.

9. What is the Yoruban term for a royal drum?
(a) Sigidi.
(b) Opele.
(c) Gbedu.
(d) Egungun.

10. The drum heard in Act 1, Scene 3 signifies that the king's _____________ has been killed.
(a) Horse.
(b) Wife.
(c) Cat.
(d) Dog.

11. In addition to the Yoruban religion, there are several references made to this particular religion throughout the play.
(a) Islam.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Mysticism.

12. How many constables does Amusa bring with him to arrest Elesin?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

13. Which type of formation are the couples in at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Circular.
(b) Line.
(c) Tango.
(d) Triangular.

14. What do the women of the market carry as they enter Elesin's cell?
(a) A pyre.
(b) Amusa.
(c) Olunde.
(d) A coffin.

15. Finish the quotation stated by Jane in Act 1, Scene 4. "The kind of person you feel should be a poet munching _____________ in Bloomsbury".
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Rose petals.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Fish and chips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a masque, as stated within the text?

2. What does Pilkings say Olunde is coming to get from Elesin before he leaves?

3. Throughout the play there is a correlation between the death of the power of religion as well as the death of __________.

4. This character is portrayed as being selfish and ignorant of others' cultures.

5. What is the floor of the market covered with after Elesin's wedding?

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