This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who are the white missionaries in the novel? A) The white missionaries in the novel are characters who are explorers or adventurers. B) The white missionaries in the novel are characters who are Caucasian individuals that have a religious mission or purpose. C) The white missionaries in the novel are characters who are government officials or diplomats. D) The white missionaries in the novel are characters who are doctors or medical professionals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The white missionaries in the novel are characters who are Caucasian individuals that have a religious mission or purpose. 2. Having a delicious taste A) Delectable. B) Disgusting. C) Devoid. D) Unappetizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delectable. 3. Why did Okonkwo's uncle remind him of the saying "Mother is Supreme" ? A) To remind him that he was only a guest in the land where he was staying. B) To make him feel guilty for never visiting his mother while she was alive. C) To remind him that he was superior to his wives. D) To encourage him to stop being sad and take care of his family so he could return to the fatherland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To encourage him to stop being sad and take care of his family so he could return to the fatherland. 4. The jury took their time to deliberate on the verdict. What does the word 'deliberate' mean? A) Someone who lives forever and never dies. B) To think carefully before deciding. C) To ruin or disrespect something sacred. D) A feeling of being treated unfairly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To think carefully before deciding. 5. What is the definition of 'continuous'? A) To participate or be involved in something. B) Clever and tricky in a sneaky way. C) Sad or mournful in a whiny way. D) Happening without interruption or stopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happening without interruption or stopping. 6. Despite facing numerous setbacks, she remained ..... in pursuing her dreams. A) Communal. B) Intervene. C) Persistent. D) Arduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persistent. 7. What is the meaning of idleness? A) Laughter, humour, or happiness. B) Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unexpectedly. C) Used to describe something that sounds slightly sad. D) The state of not working or being used:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The state of not working or being used:. 8. What folktale did Ekwefi and Ezinma share in their hut? A) A story about a tortoise who flew with birds and ate all their food. B) A story about why mosquitoes buzz your ear. C) A story about an elephant and a donkey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A story about a tortoise who flew with birds and ate all their food. 9. One sign of ..... is having money in your pocket. A) Inadvertent. B) Prosperity. C) Ultimate. D) Intricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prosperity. 10. Set something alight, or began to burn A) Haggle. B) Rebuke. C) Kindle. D) Threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kindle. 11. Intended for or understood by only an initiated few A) Delectable. B) Esoteric. C) Common. D) Communal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Esoteric. 12. How does Okonkwo die? A) He hangs himself. B) He is poisoned by the Commissioner. C) He dies of the swelling disease. D) He is stabbed by Enoch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He hangs himself. 13. A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative. A) Intricate. B) Audacity. C) Emissary. D) Inadvertent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emissary. 14. The novel takes place a a village in what is now the country of ..... A) South Africa. B) Egypt. C) Uganda. D) Nigeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nigeria. 15. What word means unpleasant and threatening, making you feel scared? A) Perpetual. B) Incipient. C) Sinister. D) Interim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinister. 16. If someone has a bad chi, he or she has a bad A) Name. B) Spirit. C) Temper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spirit. 17. What is the definition of context? A) The events, situations, or language that surround a particular word, phrase or piece of text that help explain its meaning. B) The methods an author uses to construct a character. C) A story, real or imagined, consisting of connected events. D) A story, real or imagined, consisting of connected events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The events, situations, or language that surround a particular word, phrase or piece of text that help explain its meaning. 18. Which food is a sign of manliness and prosperity? A) Potatoes. B) Beets. C) Yams. D) Plantains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yams. 19. What word means the way you do something or reach a goal? A) Repent. B) Approach. C) Ordination. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approach. 20. She made a tentative plan to meet for lunch, but it wasn't confirmed yet. What does the word 'tentative' mean? A) Trying something uncertain or not definite. B) To recognize or admit the existence of something. C) In this way. D) A powerful god or goddess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trying something uncertain or not definite. 21. Made to feel angry or indignant A) Atone. B) Provoked. C) Poignant. D) Deftly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provoked. 22. What is the definition of 'haggard'? A) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. B) To make someone feel upset or frustrated. C) Exceptional skill or talent in something. D) About to happen or occur soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. 23. Wishing harm to others; malicious A) Abomination. B) Malevolent. C) Arduous. D) Trifle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malevolent. 24. They reached an ..... on the terms of the agreement. A) Agitate. B) Spectacle. C) Haggard. D) Accord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accord. 25. Who is Okonkwo's adopted son? A) Cack. B) Obierika. C) Name. D) Crush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cack. 26. What is most closely the meaning of abomination as it is used on page 122? A) Something new, foreign, or confusing. B) Something repulsive or disgraceful. C) Something desirable. D) Something false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something repulsive or disgraceful. 27. What word means a person running away from the law? A) Resume. B) Audible. C) Ominous. D) Fugitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fugitive. 28. What word means thinking you are better than others? A) Wield. B) Buoyant. C) Arrogant. D) Flourish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrogant. 29. Which of the following is NOT a major theme in the book A) Masculinity. B) The importance of family. C) Fate and destiny. D) Victimization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The importance of family. 30. What word means a big and terrible disaster or misfortune? A) Tumult. B) Lament. C) Infirm. D) Calamity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calamity. 31. What is the definition of 'poignant'? A) Strongly touching or deeply moving. B) A farewell or goodbye to someone. C) Family or people who are related. D) To say the opposite of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strongly touching or deeply moving. 32. The small village has a population of only 200 ..... s. A) Inhabitant. B) Smallpox. C) Persevere. D) Congregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inhabitant. 33. What word means to feel or express deep sadness? A) Lament. B) Tradition. C) Wrath. D) Infirm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lament. 34. What word means agreement or harmony between people or things? A) Omen. B) Accord. C) Essence. D) Forsake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accord. 35. Which of the following statements about Okonkwo is most likely true? A) Okonkwo was meant to be a leader, and did not find life to be fulfilling. B) Okonkwo was underappreciated by his village. C) Okonkwo would have appreciated the white man more if he had attended a church service. D) Okonkwo's skills served him in the culture he grew up in, but he is no longer dominant in the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Okonkwo's skills served him in the culture he grew up in, but he is no longer dominant in the village. 36. Very complicated or detailed. A) Effeminate. B) Calamity. C) Intricate. D) Prosperity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intricate. 37. A character experiencing two opposing emotions or desires, causing mental agony A) External conflict. B) Climax. C) Point of view. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internal conflict. 38. What is the definition of 'accord'? A) To take something pure from a mixture. B) An agreement or harmony between people. C) Organs inside the body of an animal. D) Not very crowded or filled with things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An agreement or harmony between people. 39. What word means a wild and noisy chaos or uproar? A) Plaintive. B) Continuous. C) Pandemonium. D) Revere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pandemonium. 40. Which word means "intended or planned" ? A) Mutilate. B) Deliberate. C) Devoid. D) Prominent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deliberate. 41. What point of view does Achebe use in Things Fall Apart? A) Third Person Objective. B) Third Person Limited. C) First Person Point of View. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Person Omniscient. 42. The idea of giving a speech at graduation was disquieting to the valedictorian because, while good at reading and writing, he did not consider himself to be an ..... A) Prowess. B) Miscreant. C) Orator. D) Frenzy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orator. 43. Showing contempt for sacred things A) BLASPHEME. B) PROFANE. C) RESOLUTE. D) CALLOW. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PROFANE. 44. What is the definition of 'cunning'? A) To make fun of or imitate. B) To quickly move backwards in surprise or fear. C) To be skilled at tricking others. D) Deep and meaningful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be skilled at tricking others. 45. What does the Ibo call a "war?" A) War of blame. B) Fight. C) Fight of blame. D) Blame of fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fight of blame. 46. Many of her children died in infancy, Okonkwo's second wife A) Ekwefi. B) Name. C) Crush. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ekwefi. 47. Number of wives Unoka had A) 3. B) I. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 48. Okonkwo must remain in Mbanta for ..... A) 10 years. B) 7 years. C) 1 year. D) 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7 years. 49. The most feared Barbarian was ..... A) Mr. Baltes. B) Charlemagne. C) Pale. D) Attila the Hun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attila the Hun. 50. Who is it? "In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow." A) Grandchild. B) Okonkwo. C) Bug. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grandchild. 51. Done unintentionally or without thinking A) Subdue. B) Devoid. C) Approbation. D) Inadvertent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inadvertent. 52. What word means acting bossy or like a ruler? A) Imperious. B) Discern. C) Ultimatum. D) Anxiety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperious. 53. What do we learn about Okonkwo through his interactions with Ezinma in this chapter? A) That he has resigned himself to losing all of the children most important to him. B) That he does have a caring, nurturing side; he just keeps it hidden most of the time. C) That he does not trust Ekwefi to care for Ezinma; she has lost many children. D) That he does not subscribe to tribal religious beliefs about ogbanje and iyi-uwa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That he does have a caring, nurturing side; he just keeps it hidden most of the time. 54. Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough A) Adequate. B) Excessive. C) Superfluous. D) Insufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Superfluous. 55. They were inseparable since childhood, always by each other's side. What does the word 'inseparable' mean? A) Not able to be separated or apart. B) To go with someone or something. C) Family or people who are related. D) Difficult or hard to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not able to be separated or apart. 56. To make a show or pretense of something A) Copiously. B) Feign. C) Expelled. D) Kindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feign. 57. The flowers began to perish after not being watered for several days. What does the word 'perish' mean? A) The way you do something or reach a goal. B) To die or cease to exist. C) Strongly touching or deeply moving. D) To make up for a mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To die or cease to exist. 58. What is the name of Okonkwo's motherland? A) Mantra. B) The cutest. C) Mbutu. D) Detection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detection. 59. Which word means having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy? A) Wily. B) Imperious. C) Bellowed. D) Amiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperious. 60. How does the clash between tradition and change lead to the ultimate downfall of Okonkwo and the Igbo society? A) The peaceful coexistence between tradition and change. B) Okonkwo's embrace of change and rejection of tradition. C) The lack of impact of tradition and change on Okonkwo and the Igbo society. D) Okonkwo's rigid adherence to tradition and resistance to change, and the introduction of change by the British colonialists. 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