This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'elusive'? A) To go downward or to lower position. B) To stop or come to an end. C) Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw. D) Hard to find or catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hard to find or catch. 2. What is the definition of 'intone'? A) A contagious disease that causes rashes. B) To spread or scatter in different directions. C) Unable to do something or be effective. D) To say something in a singing voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To say something in a singing voice. 3. What is the definition of 'distill'? A) To scold or criticize someone harshly. B) Not very crowded or filled with things. C) To take something pure from a mixture. D) Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To take something pure from a mixture. 4. Why won't Okonkwo allow Ezinma to carry his chair? A) She is a girl. B) It is too heavy. C) She is not old enough. D) It would be shameful for Okonkwo to have his chair carried for him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is a girl. 5. What is the definition of 'requisite'? A) To send away someone or something. B) Something that is needed or necessary. C) Making you feel serious and thoughtful. D) Mostly or mainly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is needed or necessary. 6. Chielo is a A) Priestess. B) Goddess. C) Village. D) Worthless man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priestess. 7. Which of the following refers to the spirit of a dead child that keeps returning to haunt its parents? A) Archer. B) Ilo. C) Chi. D) Harmattan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archer. 8. Uncanny means A) Not secure. B) Deserving or inciting pity. C) Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. D) Not to be placed or appeased by entreaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. 9. What is the author's purpose in writing 'Things Fall Apart'? A) To promote European colonization. B) To criticize African storytelling. C) To depict the Igbo people as savages. D) To educate Nigerians about their culture and traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To educate Nigerians about their culture and traditions. 10. The malevolent villain plotted to destroy the peaceful kingdom. What does the word 'malevolent' mean? A) Having or showing a desire to cause harm. B) A sound that can be heard with another sound. C) To see and understand clearly. D) To make up for something lost or lacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having or showing a desire to cause harm. 11. A ..... is a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey. A) Frenzy. B) Talon. C) Elusive. D) Earthenware. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talon. 12. An iron horse is a A) Wheelbarrow. B) Lawnmower. C) Bicycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bicycle. 13. She tried to contradict his argument, but he had strong evidence to support his claim. What does the word 'contradict' mean? A) To make someone very angry or upset. B) Family or people who are related. C) To say the opposite of something. D) To go with someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To say the opposite of something. 14. What is the definition of 'ominous'? A) A document that shows your job history. B) To show or point the way. C) Something that feels scary or dangerous. D) To show or explain something using pictures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that feels scary or dangerous. 15. What is an ilo? A) A playground. B) A water pot. C) An oven. D) A tool to dig crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A playground. 16. After a long hike, the hikers were ..... and desperate for water. A) Trinity. B) Parched. C) Palate. D) Deceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parched. 17. What tribe of people does the novel Things Fall Apart concern itself with? A) Igbo. B) Ibo. C) Oromo. D) Maasai. E) Yoruba. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ibo. 18. To argue over something such as a price or contract in order to reach an agreement A) Haggle. B) Communal. C) Feign. D) Rebuked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haggle. 19. The ..... stages of his plan showed great promise. A) Prosperity. B) Overtone. C) Incipient. D) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incipient. 20. What are outcast required to do before they may join the church? A) Shave their heads. B) Pierce their tongues. C) Get cam wood tattoos. D) Change their names. 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