This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 72 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The charismatic evangelist delivered a powerful sermon to a packed congregation. What does the word 'evangelist' mean? A) A person who doesn't believe in God. B) Young and inexperienced. C) A person who spreads the Christian message. D) To captivate or hold someone's attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who spreads the Christian message. 2. She couldn't decide, and her mind continued to waver between two options. What does the word 'waver' mean? A) The width or extent of something. B) Strong enthusiasm or passion for something. C) To go back and forth in motion. D) To tell someone what medicine to take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go back and forth in motion. 3. What was the name of the lad Okonkwo brought to Umuofia? A) Crush. B) Cack. C) Name. D) Grandchild. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cack. 4. What role does the arrival of the missionaries play in Chapter 16? A) It leads to the expulsion of the missionaries from the setting. B) It has no impact on the setting. C) It introduces a new cultural and religious influence to the setting. D) It causes the missionaries to convert to the local religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It introduces a new cultural and religious influence to the setting. 5. How does Okonkwo win Ekwefi's heart when they are young? A) He wins a wrestling match. B) He pays her bride price. C) He takes her on a date. D) He buys her a ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wins a wrestling match. 6. Who is the novel's protagonist? A) Chinua. B) Okonkwo. C) Grandchild. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Okonkwo. 7. The Igbo culture was agricultural, meaning they were farmers. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What is an oracle in the Ibo community? A) A traditional dance. B) A sacred object or shrine for guidance. C) A type of food. D) A type of animal in the Ibo community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sacred object or shrine for guidance. 9. What is the meaning of abomination? A) Used to describe something that sounds slightly sad. B) Something that you dislike and disapprove of. C) (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough. D) Great ability or skill:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that you dislike and disapprove of. 10. The earthquake caused widespread ..... and destruction. A) Calamity. B) Grievous. C) Tradition. D) Inadvertent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calamity. 11. What word means sad or mournful in a whiny way? A) Continuous. B) Esoteric. C) Plaintive. D) Accord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plaintive. 12. The captivating speaker managed to ..... the entire audience with her powerful storytelling. A) Dialect. B) Enthrall. C) Deceit. D) Heed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enthrall. 13. Why is Okonkwo afraid of being lazy? A) Hard work is respected by the tribe. B) His father raised him to work hard. C) Lazy people are sent to Ani. D) His son is lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard work is respected by the tribe. 14. Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste ..... A) DELECTABLE. B) PANDEMONIUM. C) HARBINGER. D) AUDACITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DELECTABLE. 15. Shaking, trembling, or quavering, e.g. from fear or nervousness A) Tremulous. B) Tumult. C) Lamenting. D) Provoked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tremulous. 16. What is the name of the cult that decides cases in Umuofia? A) Hardware. B) Grandchild. C) Verse. D) Okonkwo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardware. 17. The advantages of indirect control are: A) This method was cheaper. B) Respected native customs. C) Both of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 18. What does the word 'proverb' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'? A) A traditional dish made with yam and palm oil. B) A type of dance performed in the Igbo culture. C) A short saying or phrase that expresses a truth or wisdom about life. D) A popular festival celebrated in the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A short saying or phrase that expresses a truth or wisdom about life. 19. What is the definition of 'divine'? A) To describe something that is god-like. B) Able to move quickly and easily. C) Extreme pain or suffering. D) To show or display something clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe something that is god-like. 20. My husband and I were brought together by our ..... love of computer science. A) Kindred. B) Improvident. C) Capricious. D) Atoning. 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