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Questions on The Marriage of Anansewa
1. The play The Marriage of Anansewa opens with the ___
A. Storyteller introducing the play
B. Ananse praying for wealth
C. Players acting out a scene
D. Miss Christie teaching Anansewa
2. What is the central plan that drives Ananse’s action in Act 1?
A. To secure a chieftaincy title
B. To marry off his daughter profitably
C. To build a new house
D. To travel abroad
3. The storyteller serves mainly as a ___
A. Stage designer
B. Commentator and guide
C. Chief’s representative
D. Neighbour of Ananse
4. What modern instrument does Ananse use to type letters to the chiefs?
A. Typewriter
B. Computer
C. Printing press
D. Writing slate
5. Anansewa is described as a ___
A. Lazy and ill-mannered girl
B. Dutiful daughter and typist
C. Market woman
D. Seamstress and dancer
6. The four chiefs Ananse writes to are all interested in ___
A. Business partnership
B. Marrying Anansewa
C. Buying land
D. Sponsoring her education
7. The storyteller describes Ananse as a man of many tricks because ___
A. He plans to sell his daughter four times
B. He loves dancing and storytelling
C. He owns many houses
D. He deceives his wife
8. The play’s setting is primarily ___
A. A rural village
B. Ananse’s house
C. A palace
D. A church
9. Ananse uses which traditional Ghanaian storytelling style?
A. Dilemma tale
B. Concert party form
C. Anansesem (spider story)
D. Dirge narrative
10. What does Ananse ask Anansewa to do after typing the letters?
A. Post them
B. Destroy them
C. Hide them from Christie
D. Deliver them to the chiefs
11. The act opens with the storyteller and players discussing ___
A. The chiefs’ wealth
B. Ananse’s trickery
C. Anansewa’s engagement
D. Chief-Who-Is-Chief’s power
12. Chief Sapaase’s messengers bring Ananse ___
A. A car
B. Money and greetings
C. Marriage gifts
D. Invitation to his palace
13. What does Ananse plan to do with the money from Chief Sapaase?
A. Save it
B. Invest in farming
C. Spend lavishly in church
D. Share it with Christie
14. The workmen in Act 2 represent ___
A. A new class of elites
B. Ordinary citizens’ voice
C. Messengers of the chiefs
D. Family members of Anansewa
15. Ananse becomes worried because ___
A. His daughter is missing
B. His money is stolen
C. Christie rejects his offer
D. Two chiefs fix the same marriage date
16. Who does Ananse consult to manage the marriage dilemma?
A. His uncle
B. The pastor
C. Miss Christie
D. His neighbours
17. The conflict introduced in Act 2 is mainly ___
A. Man vs. society
B. Man vs. man
C. Man vs. self
D. Man vs. fate
18. What institution does Miss Christie lead?
A. Institute for Prospective Brides
B. School for Secretaries
C. Church of the Living God
D. Women’s Cooperative Society
19. Ananse’s attitude in Act 2 reflects his ___
A. Wisdom and contentment
B. Honesty and humility
C. Greed and cunning
D. Anger and pride
20. The repetition of songs and dances in Act 2 helps to ___
A. Delay the plot
B. Show cultural tension
C. Reveal the theme of love
D. Provide comic relief
21. Act 3 focuses on ___
A. The discovery of Ananse’s deceit
B. The preparation for Anansewa’s “death”
C. The wedding ceremony
D. Ananse’s confession
22. What news does Ananse receive that prompts his plan?
A. All chiefs are coming for bride price
B. Chief-Who-Is-Chief has died
C. The chiefs are fighting
D. Christie refuses to help
23. Ananse’s “clever” solution is to ___
A. Send the money back
B. Pretend that Anansewa is dead
C. Marry her off secretly
D. Choose one chief
24. Miss Christie’s role in the fake death plan is to ___
A. Write the obituary
B. Supervise the act
C. Oppose it
D. Inform the chiefs
25. The players’ interjections during the act serve to ___
A. Ridicule Ananse
B. Explain his motive
C. Entertain the audience
D. Praise Anansewa
26. Ananse’s plan is motivated mainly by ___
A. Desire to test the chiefs’ love
B. Fear of poverty
C. Political ambition
D. Parental pride
27. The fake death symbolises ___
A. Punishment and resurrection
B. Transition and renewal
C. Wisdom and deceit
D. All of the above
28. What quality of Ananse is most highlighted in this act?
A. Hypocrisy
B. Intelligence
C. Laziness
D. Faith
29. How does the audience respond to the storyteller’s narration?
A. They are silent
B. They sing and clap
C. They question him
D. They leave the stage
30. What is the major dramatic device used in this act?
A. Foreshadowing
B. Irony
C. Soliloquy
D. Flashback
31. Act 4 opens with the players ___
A. Preparing for the wedding
B. Mourning Anansewa’s “death”
C. Celebrating Ananse’s wealth
D. Arguing about the chiefs
32. The storyteller describes the day as a funeral for the ___
A. Living-dead
B. Dead-and-alive
C. Faithful wife
D. Cunning father
33. “No-sale-no-payment obliges no one” means ___
A. A woman cannot be sold
B. A bride price seals a marriage
C. Money spent without marriage is wasted
D. Marriage is free
34. The first messengers to visit Ananse are from ___
A. Chief-Who-Is-Chief
B. Chief Sapaase
C. The Mines Chief
D. Togbe Klu
35. What realisation does Ananse have after the first messenger’s visit?
A. Marriage without love is dangerous
B. His daughter was lucky to “die”
C. Chiefs’ houses are unfriendly
D. Money can’t buy respect
36. The second messenger’s words reveal ___
A. Palace jealousy in Sapaase
B. Anansewa’s arrogance
C. Christie’s greed
D. Chief-Who-Is-Chief’s poverty
37. Togbe Klu’s messengers reveal he wanted Anansewa as a ___
A. Wife only
B. Friend
C. Maid
D. Business partner and wife
38. Chief-Who-Is-Chief’s gesture shows ___
A. He loved her most
B. He was the richest
C. He was tricked
D. He had spiritual powers
39. What item does Chief-Who-Is-Chief send that proves genuine love?
A. Money and car
B. Clothes only
C. Wedding ring and coffin
D. Food and drink
40. The “resurrection” of Anansewa symbolises ___
A. Forgiveness and renewal
B. Love’s triumph over deceit
C. Rebirth into marriage
D. All of the above
Answers on the next page.
Related:
- Act-to-Act Summary and Analysis of The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Theodora Sutherland
- The Marriage of Anansewa: Things You Need to Know
- Dramatic Techniques in “The Marriage of Anansewa”
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