This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The difficult riddle ..... ed the students. A) Waver. B) Consequence. C) Presumptuous. D) Perplex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perplex. 2. The ..... child had 23 voodoo dolls ..... one for each classmate ..... and a bunch of weird-looking torture devices. A) Prosperous. B) Repentant. C) Malevolent. D) Perpetual. 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. 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. 7. People or things that foreshadow or anticipate a future event A) Kindled. B) Suitors. C) Harbingers. D) Emissary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harbingers. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Mr. Brown is a harsh white man who doesn't care about the natives' customs and beliefs. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 11. 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. 12. 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) How did the Igbo justice system change after the Igbo were colonized?. B) What were key issues within the Igbo justice system?. C) What justice systems did the Igbo people employ?. D) Did the Igbo people have a justice system before colonialism?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How did the Igbo justice system change after the Igbo were colonized?. 13. What word means able to move quickly and easily? A) Agile. B) Devoid. C) Mutilate. D) Manifest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agile. 14. 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" . 15. The champion boxer was able to ..... his opponent with his impressive skills and strength. A) Prosperity. B) Dominate. C) Uncanny. D) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dominate. 16. Approbration:The professor received unanimous ..... from the students for his engaging and insightful lectures. A) Proverb. B) Subside. C) Approbation. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Approbation. 17. Background on Nigeria-Nigeria is located A) East coast. B) North coast. C) South coast. D) West coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West coast. 18. 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. 19. The flowers began to ..... after they were not watered for several weeks. A) Wither. B) Malicious. C) Contemptible. D) Abominable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wither. 20. What word means a way people in a certain place talk? A) Evangelist. B) Interpret. C) Heed. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialect. 21. What is the definition of 'breadth'? A) To say bad things about God. B) The width or extent of something. C) To go back and forth in motion. D) Made or shaped, often by hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The width or extent of something. 22. What is a kola nut used for in Okonkwo's culture? A) They are the trophies for the wrestling matches. B) They are used in a greeting ceremony for guests. C) To grow yams. D) To poison enemies of the clan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are used in a greeting ceremony for guests. 23. Major crop of the villagers of Umuofia A) Corn. B) Sugar. C) Yams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yams. 24. What is the definition of 'rebuke'? A) To jump or leap with energy. B) To take something pure from a mixture. C) To scold or criticize someone harshly. D) To stop or come to an end. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To scold or criticize someone harshly. 25. Large African kingdoms arose between A) 1000 and 1500 C.E. B) 12, 000 B.C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1000 and 1500 C.E. 26. Where does the story take place? A) Nigeria. B) Ghana. C) South Africa. D) Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nigeria. 27. In what country does Things Fall Apart take place? A) Kenya. B) Chad. C) Nigeria. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nigeria. 28. The king asserted his dominion over the entire kingdom. What does the word 'dominion' mean? A) Producing loud, rich, and deep sound. B) To make fun of someone on purpose. C) To make someone less angry or upset. D) Having control or power over something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having control or power over something. 29. Why is yam farming important in the story? A) Yam farming is a popular hobby. B) Yam farming is a traditional practice. C) Yam farming is a form of exercise. D) Yam farming provides food and income. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yam farming provides food and income. 30. Okonkwo's best friend A) Cack. B) Ojiubo. C) Obierika. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obierika. 31. Why did Okonkwo beat his wife? A) She left without completing her tasks. B) She was cheating on him. C) He spit in his food and cursed him. D) She was being lazy and refused to help the other wives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She left without completing her tasks. 32. What does '' Woeful" mean? A) Lacking energy or enthusiasm. B) Obviously seen/able to be sensed. C) Filled with great sadness. D) Lacking amusement or joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filled with great sadness. 33. What is the definition of 'trinity'? A) A person who doesn't believe in God. B) Lying or tricking someone on purpose. C) The concept of one God in three persons. D) To make fun of or mock someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The concept of one God in three persons. 34. Has 3 wives and ruled his household with a heavy hand A) Okonkwo. B) Unit. C) Stranger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okonkwo. 35. Okonkwo killed Ezeudu's son A) Out of fear. B) By accident. C) Out of anger. D) To avoid his fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By accident. 36. What is the definition of 'valediction'? A) Kind and wanting to help others. B) Family or people who are related. C) A farewell or goodbye to someone. D) To say the opposite of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A farewell or goodbye to someone. 37. What strange event happened in Umuofia? A) An earthquake destroyed Okonkwo's obi. B) A husband and wife died within hours of each other. C) Much of the yam harvest unexplained dried up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A husband and wife died within hours of each other. 38. She asked her sister to accompany her to the concert. What does the word 'accompany' mean? A) To be rude or blunt. B) To say the opposite of something. C) The way you do something or reach a goal. D) To go with someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go with someone or something. 39. From the evidence in paragraph 6, what inference can you make most clearly about Okonkwo's childhood? A) Okonkwo grew up excited to follow in his father's footsteps. B) Okonkwo felt ashamed of his father's lifestyle. C) Okonkwo promised to repay his father's many debts. D) Okonkwo was thin and weak from lack of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Okonkwo felt ashamed of his father's lifestyle. 40. What was the villagers' perception of the missionaries' power? A) Ordinary. B) Weak. C) Supernatural or magical. D) Nonexistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supernatural or magical. 41. For what reason is Okonkwo exiled? A) He owes money. B) He wilfully kills a fellow clan member. C) He steals yams. D) He unintentionally kills a fellow clan member. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He unintentionally kills a fellow clan member. 42. Fond means ..... A) You REALLY like something. B) You REALLY hate something. C) You REALLY don't care about something. D) You are REALLY hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You REALLY like something. 43. A musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets. A) Xerox. B) Xylophone. C) Amiss. D) Ultimatum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Xylophone. 44. A character that undergoes changes throughout a narrative; often learns a lesson or gains maturity A) Flat character. B) Static character. C) Dynamic character. D) Round character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dynamic character. 45. The struggle a character faces against an outside force A) Climax. B) External conflict. C) Point of view. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 46. Mind is the bicycle's A) Son. B) Father. C) Uncle. D) Best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncle. 47. What are some of the expectations placed on women in the society depicted in 'Things Fall Apart'? A) Women are expected to pursue careers and be financially independent. B) Women are expected to be obedient, submissive, take care of household chores, bear children, and maintain the family's reputation. C) Women are expected to have a say in important family decisions. D) Women are expected to challenge traditional gender roles and expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women are expected to be obedient, submissive, take care of household chores, bear children, and maintain the family's reputation. 48. Who is it? "He was by nature a very lively boy and he gradually became popular in Okonkwo's household, especially with the children." A) Obierika. B) Grandchild. C) Name. D) Cack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cack. 49. She felt a wave of ..... wash over her as the deadline approached. A) Anxiety. B) Prosperous. C) Prosperity. D) Overtone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anxiety. 50. The breadth of her knowledge amazed everyone at the conference. What does the word 'breadth' mean? A) To feel confused or puzzled. B) Made or shaped, often by hand. C) The width or extent of something. D) To tell someone what medicine to take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The width or extent of something. 51. What is the definition of 'evangelist'? A) To captivate or hold someone's attention. B) Very thirsty and in need of water. C) A person who spreads the Christian message. D) To make fun of or mock someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who spreads the Christian message. 52. The perpetual rain made it difficult to go outside. What does the word 'perpetual' mean? A) Never ending, always happening or existing. B) Acting or changing unpredictably without reason. C) Having or showing a desire to cause harm. D) To have control or power over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never ending, always happening or existing. 53. She firmly believes in the ..... of fairness and equal opportunity for all. A) Malevolent. B) Imperious. C) Principle. D) Ultimatum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Principle. 54. Why does Okonkwo insult Osugo at a meeting by calling him a woman? A) Okonkwo is angry that Osugo contradicts him. B) Okonkwo believes he is superior to Osugo. C) Okonkwo believes only men who have titles are real men. D) All of these statements are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Okonkwo believes only men who have titles are real men. 55. Which describes Okonkwo best? A) A man who is fearful and well respected by his village. B) A man who is vindictive and gets angered easily. C) A man who shows compassion to his wives and children. D) A man who had a good childhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A man who is fearful and well respected by his village. 56. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm A) Dominion. B) Effeminate. C) Superfluous. D) Pacification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dominion. 57. Capture the fascinated attention of A) Repel. B) Diversion. C) Enthrall. D) Engage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enthrall. 58. What ceremony did they hold shortly after Okonkwo arrived? A) Welcome home from school. B) Feast of the new Yam. C) Funeral. D) Wedding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wedding. 59. If someone was looking exhausted, another word to use could be ..... A) Perpetual. B) Benevolent. C) Incipient. D) Haggard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haggard. 60. What is Achebe's writing style in 'Things Fall Apart'? A) Purely formal European style. B) A blend of formal European style and traditional idioms. C) A blend of formal European style and African storytelling. D) Purely African storytelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A blend of formal European style and African storytelling. 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