The Lion and the Jewel Quizzes

The Lion and the Jewel Quiz 1 ("Morning")

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed June 11, 2017

1 Wole Soyinka is from

Nigeria

Kenya

Ghana

Mali
2 The acts are named according to

months

times of day

Yoruba deities

astrological signs
3 Who is the Jewel?

Baroka

The Favorite

Sidi

Sadiku
4 Lakunle is all of the following except

shy

arrogant

shortsighted

dismissive
5 The stranger is a/an

journalist

politician

photographer

diplomat
6 Sidi is doing what at the beginning of the play?

Carrying water

Looking at the magazine

Practicing math

Dancing
7 Lakunle wants Sidi

to carry the water all the time

to be sexier

to be a traditional wife

to be a modern wife
8 Who else is in the magazine photos?

Lakunle

The Bale

No one

Sadiku
9 What is Lakunle's job?

A doctor

A preacher

A schoolteacher

A politician
10 Sidi can best be described as

rude

smart

superficial

shy
11 What is the main impediment to Lakunle marrying Sidi?

The bride-price

His job

Her religion

Her age
12 Lakunle calls Sidi a "____ girl."

beastly

bush

savage

dumb
13 Lakunle believes what about women?

They are less intelligent than men

They are as intelligent as men

They should be kept in traditional wifely roles

They are as strong as men
14 What is the performance about?

Colonial rule

The stranger coming to town

The Bale

Lakunle's teachings
15 The stranger was known for his

rude mannerisms

good looks

drunkenness

sense of humor
16 How is the Bale described?

62 years old

Goateed

Wiry

All of these
17 Who plays Chief Baseje in the performance?

Himself

Sidi

Baroka

Lakunle
18 Lakunle states that the performance is

insightful

too tragic

childish nonsense

modern and interesting
19 Sidi tells Lakunle that he would have been a good

ruler

preacher

court jester

fortune teller
20 How long has it been since the Bale took a wife?

8 months

4 months

5 months

2 months
21 Sidi's bride-price indicates that she

has a wealthy family

is free from her family

is a virgin

is of marriagable age
22 Lakunle is the embodiment of the

traditional

masculine

modern

authentic
23 What year was the play first performed?

1959

1966

1950

1970
24 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the play?

Money and fame

Tradition and modernity

Men and women

Manipulation and trickery
25 Which character may be an allegory of Nigeria itself?

Baroka

Sidi

Lakunle

Sadiku

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