This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The title "Things Fall Apart" is a(n) ..... to a W.B.Yeats poem entitled 'The Second Coming", of which Achebe include a stanza as a lead-in to the story. A) Simile. B) Allusion. C) Oxymoron. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 2. She couldn't help but ..... him for his deceitful actions. A) Deliberate. B) Gospel. C) Smallpox. D) Despise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despise. 3. They had to engage in a thoughtful discussion on the topic. What does the word 'engage' mean? A) Not good at saving or planning. B) To participate or be involved in something. C) Complicated and detailed, not simple. D) To agree or be in harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To participate or be involved in something. 4. The ..... ruler demanded unquestioning obedience from his subjects. A) Perpetual. B) Imperious. C) Incipient. D) Anxiety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperious. 5. How many years does Ikemefuna stay with Okonkwo? A) 3. B) 5. C) 7. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 6. The country experienced a period of economic prosperity after implementing new policies. What does the word 'prosperity' mean? A) A final demand before consequences happen. B) Acting or changing unpredictably without reason. C) Acting bossy or like a ruler. D) Doing well and being successful in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing well and being successful in life. 7. Prosperous A) Having pennies and needy. B) Having money and success. C) Having money and destitution. D) Being wealthy and impoverished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having money and success. 8. The storm began to subside, and the winds gradually calmed down. What does the word 'subside' mean? A) Something interesting or impressive to watch. B) To become less active or intense. C) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. D) Feeling happy and laughing a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To become less active or intense. 9. The flowers began to wither after they were not watered for several weeks. What does the word 'wither' mean? A) To become dry and shriveled. B) Very little. C) A hole in the ground for burial. D) Full and healthy growth or development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To become dry and shriveled. 10. The Christians reached out to those who were somehow ostracized or looked as as cursed by the other villagers. Why did Nneka join the Christians? A) Because she was a leper, and the Christians excepted her. B) Because she had lost 12 children in childbirth and was considered cursed. C) Because she was an osu. D) Because she had lost four sets of twins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she had lost four sets of twins. 11. What is the meaning of incipient? A) Something that you dislike and disapprove of. B) Great ability or skill:. C) Just beginning to appear or develop. D) (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Just beginning to appear or develop. 12. The student delivered a heartfelt ..... at the graduation ceremony. A) Perish. B) Inseparable. C) Demonstrate. D) Valediction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Valediction. 13. She learned how to wield a sword with precision and skill. What does the word 'wield' mean? A) A special religious ritual or ceremony. B) Thinking you are better than others. C) To hold and use a tool or weapon. D) Something that seems true or real. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To hold and use a tool or weapon. 14. What did Okonkwo fear? A) War and love. B) Failure and weakness. C) Anxiety and success. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Failure and weakness. 15. A Final Demand, Order, or Command A) Ultimatum. B) Intricate. C) Abomination. D) Capricious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultimatum. 16. What word means family or people who are related? A) Contradict. B) Intervene. C) Kindred. D) Atone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kindred. 17. What word means to feel sorry and want to change? A) Repent. B) Arduous. C) Intervene. D) Atone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repent. 18. Explain the conflict between Okonkwo and Nwoye in Chapter 5. A) Nwoye's attraction to the new Christian religion. B) Okonkwo's love for Nwoye. C) Nwoye's desire to become a warrior. D) Okonkwo's respect for Nwoye's choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nwoye's attraction to the new Christian religion. 19. She wanted to dispose of the old furniture. What does the word 'dispose' mean? A) To have fun and celebrate joyfully. B) To get rid of or throw away. C) To recognize or admit the existence of something. D) In this way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get rid of or throw away. 20. What word means made or shaped, often by hand? A) Perplex. B) Waver. C) Breadth. D) Wrought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrought. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAfrican Literature QuizzesThings Fall Apart Quiz 1Things Fall Apart Quiz 2Things Fall Apart Quiz 3Things Fall Apart Quiz 4Things Fall Apart Quiz 5Things Fall Apart Quiz 6Things Fall Apart Quiz 7Things Fall Apart Quiz 8Things Fall Apart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books