Things Fall Apart Quizzes

Things Fall Apart Quiz 1

1 Chinua Achebe was born and educated in
Mali

Nigeria

South Africa

Chad
2 Achebe was raised by parents who were
university professors

evangelical Christians

Buddhist monks

an Igbo priestess and medicine man
3 The novel takes place in
both Umuofia and Mbanto

Umuofia

Mbanto

Johannesburg
4 Okonkwo was born
the son of a white master and African mistress

the son of a rich man

the son of a failure

the son of a priestess
5 In his youth, Okwonko gained fame
in a boxing match, where he beat a boxer called the Fox

in the Festival of the New Yam, when he played the flute

in a clan meeting, where he argued eloquently for peace

in a wrestling match, where he beat a wrestler called the Cat
6 Okonkwo's father was named
Unoka

Obierika

Ikemefuna

Nwoye
7 Okonkwo has
two wives

three wives

one wife

four wives
8 Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part because
he is the chief of his clan

he is terrified of failure

he is a fanatical Christian

he was abused as a child
9 Okonkwo's second wife is named
Ekwefi

Ikemefuna

Obgiugi

Ezinma
10 Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia
as a sacrifice by made his clan, which hopes to avoid war

because he is Okonkwo's nephew and his mother has died

because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died suddenly

none of the above
11 Ikemefuna becomes especially close with
both Ekwefi and Nwoye

Nwoye

Ekwefi

Ezinma
12 After three years, the clan commands that Ikemefuna be killed because
he breaks clan law

he has the sleeping sickness

he is the sacrifice for the earth goddess

he has leprosy
13 When a woman of Umuofia bears twins, the infants are
abandoned in the forest

thrown in the river

dedicated to the priesthood

worshipped as gods
14 When Ikemefuna is taken to be killed, Okwonko
both goes with the men and participates in Ikemefuna's execution

weeps for three days

goes with the men

participates in Ikemefuna's execution
15 The staple crop of the Igbo is
rice

wheat

corn

yams
16 Ekwefi's sorrow is that
she used to be a princess

she is secretly a Christian

she has born ten children, and nine have died

her husband is cruel
17 As a young girl, Ezinma could best be described as
precocious and charming

manipulative and cruel

healthy and vivacious

dull but kind
18 Clan religious authorities believe that Ekwefi is cursed by an ogbanje,
a demon who haunts old women

a wicked child who returns to its mother to be reborn so that it can die again

the ghost of a murdered adulteress

a cat spirit that steals children
19 The clan's important decisions are made by
consensus reached in a gathering of all the clan's men, some ten thousand in number

an empress

a council of three chiefs

a king
20 The clan's important decisions must be approved by
the high chief

Okonkwo

a king

the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
21 Nwoye could best be described as
irritable and malicious

fierce and violent

stupid and lazy

sad and thoughtful
22 Late one night, Ezinma is taken temporarily by
the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves

the white man

Ikemefuna's ghost

Nwoye
23 The relationship between Okwonko's wives could best be described as
angry and full of jealousy

competitive and ruthless

catty and backstabbing

sisterly and supportive
24 Okonkwo's treatment of his family could best be described as
loving and tender

stern and often violent

stern but often indulgent

generous and rational
25 For certain religious festivals, men of the clan become the living vessels for important clan spirits. The rituals involve elaborate costumes and masks. These spirits are called
obi

egwugwu

ozu

ogbanje

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Chapter 13

In Chapter 13, the village crier announces the death of Ezeudu, one of the great elders of the clan. It was Ezeudu who first told Okonkwo that Ikemefuna most die. It was also Ezeudu who advised Okonkwo to take no part in it. And yet, ironically it...

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Find a present day newspaper article reporting on events out of Africa. Hypothesize how the events or people in the article would be different if Europe had not colonized the continent.

Sorry, this is only a short answer space.

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Answered by Aslan on 1/19/2024 3:21 AM

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