The Lion and the Jewel Quizzes

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

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1 Wole Soyinka is from

Nigeria

Ghana

Mali

Kenya
2 The acts are named according to

astrological signs

times of day

months

Yoruba deities
3 Who is the Jewel?

The Favorite

Baroka

Sadiku

Sidi
4 Lakunle is all of the following except

arrogant

shortsighted

shy

dismissive
5 The stranger is a/an

diplomat

politician

photographer

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

Looking at the magazine

Dancing

Practicing math

Carrying water
7 Lakunle wants Sidi

to be a traditional wife

to carry the water all the time

to be a modern wife

to be sexier
8 Who else is in the magazine photos?

Lakunle

No one

Sadiku

The Bale
9 What is Lakunle's job?

A schoolteacher

A politician

A doctor

A preacher
10 Sidi can best be described as

shy

rude

smart

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

The bride-price

His job

Her age

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

savage

dumb

bush

beastly
13 Lakunle believes what about women?

They are as intelligent as men

They are less intelligent than men

They should be kept in traditional wifely roles

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

The Bale

Lakunle's teachings

The stranger coming to town

Colonial rule
15 The stranger was known for his

sense of humor

drunkenness

good looks

rude mannerisms
16 How is the Bale described?

62 years old

Wiry

Goateed

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

Baroka

Sidi

Himself

Lakunle
18 Lakunle states that the performance is

too tragic

insightful

modern and interesting

childish nonsense
19 Sidi tells Lakunle that he would have been a good

ruler

fortune teller

preacher

court jester
20 How long has it been since the Bale took a wife?

2 months

5 months

4 months

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

has a wealthy family

is free from her family

is of marriagable age

is a virgin
22 Lakunle is the embodiment of the

modern

traditional

masculine

authentic
23 What year was the play first performed?

1950

1966

1970

1959
24 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the play?

Tradition and modernity

Manipulation and trickery

Money and fame

Men and women
25 Which character may be an allegory of Nigeria itself?

Sidi

Baroka

Sadiku

Lakunle

Discuss two ironies in the play?

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Discuss two ironies in the play?

The drama "The Lion and the Jewel" by Wole Soyinka is full of irony, which draws attention to the characters' inconsistencies and complexity as well as the sociocultural setting in which it is situated.

The piece contains two noteworthy ironies:

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Comment on lakunle's attitude to baroka

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