Things Fall Apart Quizzes

Things Fall Apart Quiz 1

1 Chinua Achebe was born and educated in
Nigeria

Chad

Mali

South Africa
2 Achebe was raised by parents who were
university professors

Buddhist monks

evangelical Christians

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

Mbanto

Umuofia

Johannesburg
4 Okonkwo was born
the son of a failure

the son of a priestess

the son of a white master and African mistress

the son of a rich man
5 In his youth, Okwonko gained fame
in the Festival of the New Yam, when he played the flute

in a wrestling match, where he beat a wrestler called the Cat

in a clan meeting, where he argued eloquently for peace

in a boxing match, where he beat a boxer called the Fox
6 Okonkwo's father was named
Unoka

Nwoye

Obierika

Ikemefuna
7 Okonkwo has
four wives

one wife

three wives

two wives
8 Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part because
he is a fanatical Christian

he is terrified of failure

he was abused as a child

he is the chief of his clan
9 Okonkwo's second wife is named
Ekwefi

Ezinma

Ikemefuna

Obgiugi
10 Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia
because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died suddenly

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

as a sacrifice by made his clan, which hopes to avoid war

none of the above
11 Ikemefuna becomes especially close with
Ekwefi

both Ekwefi and Nwoye

Ezinma

Nwoye
12 After three years, the clan commands that Ikemefuna be killed because
he is the sacrifice for the earth goddess

he has leprosy

he has the sleeping sickness

he breaks clan law
13 When a woman of Umuofia bears twins, the infants are
worshipped as gods

thrown in the river

abandoned in the forest

dedicated to the priesthood
14 When Ikemefuna is taken to be killed, Okwonko
goes with the men

weeps for three days

both goes with the men and participates in Ikemefuna's execution

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

corn

yams

wheat
16 Ekwefi's sorrow is that
her husband is cruel

she used to be a princess

she is secretly a Christian

she has born ten children, and nine have died
17 As a young girl, Ezinma could best be described as
manipulative and cruel

precocious and charming

dull but kind

healthy and vivacious
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

a cat spirit that steals children

the ghost of a murdered adulteress
19 The clan's important decisions are made by
a king

consensus reached in a gathering of all the clan's men, some ten thousand in number

a council of three chiefs

an empress
20 The clan's important decisions must be approved by
Okonkwo

the high chief

a king

the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
21 Nwoye could best be described as
sad and thoughtful

fierce and violent

irritable and malicious

stupid and lazy
22 Late one night, Ezinma is taken temporarily by
Nwoye

Ikemefuna's ghost

the white man

the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
23 The relationship between Okwonko's wives could best be described as
sisterly and supportive

catty and backstabbing

competitive and ruthless

angry and full of jealousy
24 Okonkwo's treatment of his family could best be described as
stern and often violent

stern but often indulgent

loving and tender

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
ogbanje

egwugwu

ozu

obi

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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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