This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The difficult riddle ..... ed the students. A) Waver. B) Perplex. C) Presumptuous. D) Consequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perplex. 2. The ..... child had 23 voodoo dolls ..... one for each classmate ..... and a bunch of weird-looking torture devices. A) Perpetual. B) Repentant. C) Malevolent. D) Prosperous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malevolent. 3. She sank into ..... when she heard the news. A) Dispute. B) Grave. C) Abominable. D) Despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despair. 4. What is the main theme? A) Tradition, masculinity, religion, and free will. B) Redemption. C) Jealousy. D) War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tradition, masculinity, religion, and free will. 5. What is the definition of 'succession'? A) To make someone feel very embarrassed. B) The order of people taking turns. C) Lacking energy or interest. D) Able to move quickly and easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The order of people taking turns. 6. Mr. Kiaga is A) A survivor of the massacre in Abame. B) A translator who arrives with the Christian missionaries. C) An official from the Nigerian government. D) A scholar who teaches English to Nwoye. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A translator who arrives with the Christian missionaries. 7. The news of their failing business was sobering. What does the word 'sobering' mean? A) Making you feel serious and thoughtful. B) To spread or scatter in many directions. C) To say yes or agree with something. D) A safe place where you can hide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making you feel serious and thoughtful. 8. People or things that foreshadow or anticipate a future event A) Harbingers. B) Suitors. C) Emissary. D) Kindled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harbingers. 9. Which of the following is NOT a big idea in 'Things Fall Apart'? A) Manhood/Masculinity. B) Folklore and Fables. C) Fate vs Free Will. D) Respect and Reputation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folklore and Fables. 10. What is the definition of 'deliberate'? A) A feeling of being treated unfairly. B) Someone who lives forever and never dies. C) To strongly disapprove and criticize something/someone. D) To think carefully before deciding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To think carefully before deciding. 11. Mr. Brown is a harsh white man who doesn't care about the natives' customs and beliefs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What was Okonkwo's BIGGEST fear? A) The forest. B) Resembling his father. C) Evil and capricious gods. D) The forces of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resembling his father. 13. John wants to write a research paper on the justice system in Igbo culture before and after colonialism. Which research question best captures his topic? A) What justice systems did the Igbo people employ?. B) Did the Igbo people have a justice system before colonialism?. C) What were key issues within the Igbo justice system?. D) How did the Igbo justice system change after the Igbo were colonized?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How did the Igbo justice system change after the Igbo were colonized?. 14. What word means able to move quickly and easily? A) Devoid. B) Manifest. C) Mutilate. D) Agile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agile. 15. What are the village people celebrating in chapter 12? A) The engagement of Okonkwo's friend's daughter. Her "uri" . B) The safe return of Ezinma. C) The harvest of the yams. D) The Feast of the Hills and the Caves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The engagement of Okonkwo's friend's daughter. Her "uri" . 16. The champion boxer was able to ..... his opponent with his impressive skills and strength. A) Prosperity. B) External. C) Dominate. D) Uncanny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dominate. 17. Approbration:The professor received unanimous ..... from the students for his engaging and insightful lectures. A) Approbation. B) Anarchy. C) Proverb. D) Subside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approbation. 18. Background on Nigeria-Nigeria is located A) North coast. B) East coast. C) South coast. D) West coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West coast. 19. They settled their dispute through mediation. What does the word 'dispute' mean? A) Allowing someone to have what they want. B) To argue or disagree about something. C) To make someone leave a place. D) Strong anger or rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To argue or disagree about something. 20. The flowers began to ..... after they were not watered for several weeks. A) Malicious. B) Contemptible. C) Wither. D) Abominable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wither. 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