Anthills of the Savannah Quizzes

Anthills of the Savannah Quiz 1

1 When the novel begins, which word best describes the feelings of the Cabinet members towards His Excellency?
Frightened

Proud

Saddened

Impressed
2 Which word best describes His Excellency's behavior?
Measured

Rational

Volatile

Consistent
3 What is Christopher Oriko's professional role at the beginning of the novel?
Civilian

Army General

Reporter

Commissioner of Information
4 How long does His Excellency's advisers say he has been elected to serve for?
8 years

Life

4 years

He was not elected to serve any longer.
5 Where does Christopher Oriko believe Professor Okong is going when he is summoned at the end of Chapter 1?
Prison

He was not summoned at the end of the chapter.

Diplomatic trip

None of the above
6 What was Professor Okong's role in the Cabinet?
Personal servant to His Excellency

Educational policies

Translation of complicated ideas to the public

Military operations
7 Where is the coalition coming from?
England

Abazon

United States of America

Nigeria
8 Who does Professor Okong suggest may not be loyal to His Excellency?
Both the Commissioner for Information and the Editor of the Gazette

Commissioner for Information

Editor of the Gazette

General of Military
9 Who does His Excellency consult with about the Commissioner for Information's loyalty?
Coalition from Abazon

Army General

Commissioner for Information

Attorney General
10 What is the primary purpose of the Abazon coalition, according to His Excellency?
Petition for attention regarding drought

Statement of loyalty

Petition to visit Abazon

None of the above
11 How does His Excellency choose to interact with the coalition from Abazon?
Forcibly removes them

Ignores them

Dispatches Professor Okong to appease them

Grants them an audience
12 Where did the Commissioner for Information and His Excellency first meet?
At a wedding

Lord Lugard College

In the military

In the Cabinet
13 Does the Attorney General think the Commissioner for Information is not faithful to His Excellency?
He believes he is 100% supportive of His Excellency.

He believes he is not 100% behind His Excellency.

He believes he is beginning to form an opposing political party.

None of the above
14 What literary device does the author use when Ikem tells the story of Abazon?
Imagery

Embedding

Metaphor

All of the above
15 What environmental catastrophe is happening in Abazon?
Drought

Flood

Hurricane

Earthquake
16 How is the story of Abazon told?
In conversation with His Excellency

Through His Excellency's internal monologue

In conversation with Cabinet members

Through Ikem's prayer
17 How was Abazon created?
Settlers found empty land

Colonized land by the British

A conquered village that was renamed after people fled drought

None of the above
18 Where is Ikem going when he is stuck in very bad traffic?
To the doctor

To take a picture of the group from Abazon

To see his wife

To see his child
19 Why does Ikem call his neighbor "Mr. So Therefore"?
Ikem thinks he has foolish ideas.

This was the police's response when a complaint was made that the man beat his wife.

The neighbor always says this to Ikem.

None of the above
20 What words are used to personify America?
Delinquent

Fat

Adolescent

All of the above
21 What does Chris want Ikem to stop doing?
Writing praising editorials

Writing critical editorials

Writing about His Excellency's time as a schoolboy

Visiting His Excellency behind Chris's back
22 The government uses the same words that the British used to describe the black race to describe which segment of society?
The poor

The educated

The disabled

All of the above
23 What was the subject of Ikem's first critical editorial?
Education policy

Public execution

Policy towards the poor

Influence of African leaders
24 Which words best describe His Excellency as a student?
Extremely smart

Eager to please, but mediocre intelligence

Shy and timid

Domineering and ambitious
25 How did Mad Medico get his nickname?
He's both.

He's a doctor.

He's mad.

None of the above

What are some of the themes found in Chapter Nine?

One important theme in Chapter Nine of the novel is storytelling, The allegory of the tortoise and the leopard, told by the Chief of the Abazon delegation: when the tortoise realizes that he will be defeated by the leopard, he asks for a moment to...

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Analysis

Chris is the novel's first person narrator, without him, the plot would change perspectives, requiring narration and differing outlooks from another character or an omniscient, third person narration.

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Delete Chris character from the Anthills of savannah

I'm not sure what you are asking here.

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