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Things Fall Apart Quiz 1

1. Chinua Achebe was born and educated in

  • Chad
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa

2. Achebe was raised by parents who were

  • an Igbo priestess and medicine man
  • evangelical Christians
  • university professors
  • Buddhist monks

3. The novel takes place in

  • Mbanto
  • Johannesburg
  • Umuofia
  • both Umuofia and Mbanto

4. Okonkwo was born

  • the son of a priestess
  • the son of a white master and African mistress
  • the son of a rich man
  • the son of a failure

5. In his youth, Okwonko gained fame

  • in a clan meeting, where he argued eloquently for peace
  • in a boxing match, where he beat a boxer called the Fox
  • in a wrestling match, where he beat a wrestler called the Cat
  • in the Festival of the New Yam, when he played the flute

6. Okonkwo's father was named

  • Ikemefuna
  • Obierika
  • Unoka
  • Nwoye

7. Okonkwo has

  • two wives
  • four wives
  • one wife
  • three wives

8. Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part because

  • he is a fanatical Christian
  • he is the chief of his clan
  • he was abused as a child
  • he is terrified of failure

9. Okonkwo's second wife is named

  • Ekwefi
  • Ezinma
  • Ikemefuna
  • Obgiugi

10. Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia

  • as a sacrifice by made his clan, which hopes to avoid war
  • because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died suddenly
  • because he is Okonkwo's nephew and his mother has died
  • none of the above

11. Ikemefuna becomes especially close with

  • Ekwefi
  • Ezinma
  • both Ekwefi and Nwoye
  • Nwoye

12. After three years, the clan commands that Ikemefuna be killed because

  • he is the sacrifice for the earth goddess
  • he breaks clan law
  • he has leprosy
  • he has the sleeping sickness

13. When a woman of Umuofia bears twins, the infants are

  • abandoned in the forest
  • dedicated to the priesthood
  • worshipped as gods
  • thrown in the river

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
  • healthy and vivacious
  • dull but kind

18. Clan religious authorities believe that Ekwefi is cursed by an <i>ogbanje</i>,

  • a cat spirit that steals children
  • a wicked child who returns to its mother to be reborn so that it can die again
  • a demon who haunts old women
  • the ghost of a murdered adulteress

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
  • the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
  • Okonkwo
  • a king

21. Nwoye could best be described as

  • irritable and malicious
  • fierce and violent
  • sad and thoughtful
  • stupid and lazy

22. Late one night, Ezinma is taken temporarily by

  • Ikemefuna's ghost
  • the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
  • Nwoye
  • the white man

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

  • stern but often indulgent
  • stern and often violent
  • 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

  • obi
  • ozu
  • ogbanje
  • egwugwu

 

Things Fall Apart Quiz 1

1. Chinua Achebe was born and educated in

  • Chad
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa

2. Achebe was raised by parents who were

  • an Igbo priestess and medicine man
  • evangelical Christians
  • university professors
  • Buddhist monks

3. The novel takes place in

  • Mbanto
  • Johannesburg
  • Umuofia
  • both Umuofia and Mbanto

4. Okonkwo was born

  • the son of a priestess
  • the son of a white master and African mistress
  • the son of a rich man
  • the son of a failure

5. In his youth, Okwonko gained fame

  • in a clan meeting, where he argued eloquently for peace
  • in a boxing match, where he beat a boxer called the Fox
  • in a wrestling match, where he beat a wrestler called the Cat
  • in the Festival of the New Yam, when he played the flute

6. Okonkwo's father was named

  • Ikemefuna
  • Obierika
  • Unoka
  • Nwoye

7. Okonkwo has

  • two wives
  • four wives
  • one wife
  • three wives

8. Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part because

  • he is a fanatical Christian
  • he is the chief of his clan
  • he was abused as a child
  • he is terrified of failure

9. Okonkwo's second wife is named

  • Ekwefi
  • Ezinma
  • Ikemefuna
  • Obgiugi

10. Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia

  • as a sacrifice by made his clan, which hopes to avoid war
  • because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died suddenly
  • because he is Okonkwo's nephew and his mother has died
  • none of the above

11. Ikemefuna becomes especially close with

  • Ekwefi
  • Ezinma
  • both Ekwefi and Nwoye
  • Nwoye

12. After three years, the clan commands that Ikemefuna be killed because

  • he is the sacrifice for the earth goddess
  • he breaks clan law
  • he has leprosy
  • he has the sleeping sickness

13. When a woman of Umuofia bears twins, the infants are

  • abandoned in the forest
  • dedicated to the priesthood
  • worshipped as gods
  • thrown in the river

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
  • healthy and vivacious
  • dull but kind

18. Clan religious authorities believe that Ekwefi is cursed by an <i>ogbanje</i>,

  • a cat spirit that steals children
  • a wicked child who returns to its mother to be reborn so that it can die again
  • a demon who haunts old women
  • the ghost of a murdered adulteress

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
  • the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
  • Okonkwo
  • a king

21. Nwoye could best be described as

  • irritable and malicious
  • fierce and violent
  • sad and thoughtful
  • stupid and lazy

22. Late one night, Ezinma is taken temporarily by

  • Ikemefuna's ghost
  • the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
  • Nwoye
  • the white man

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

  • stern but often indulgent
  • stern and often violent
  • 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

  • obi
  • ozu
  • ogbanje
  • egwugwu

 

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