This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'perplex'? A) To go back and forth in motion. B) To be the most powerful or successful. C) To feel confused or puzzled. D) To say bad things about God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To feel confused or puzzled. 2. The abominable snowman is a fictional creature often depicted in folklore and literature. What does the word 'abominable' mean? A) Very little. B) To cause someone to suffer or be in pain. C) To become dry and shriveled. D) Very, very bad or unpleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very, very bad or unpleasant. 3. Not having or showing foresight A) Improvident. B) Resignation. C) Profound. D) Elude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improvident. 4. What is the definition of 'communal'? A) Very skilled or clever with hands. B) Shared by everyone in a group. C) To come in and help stop something. D) A farewell or goodbye to someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shared by everyone in a group. 5. The incipient stages of his plan showed great promise. What does the word 'incipient' mean? A) Just beginning or starting to happen. B) Acting bossy or like a ruler. C) A basic rule or truth about something. D) To prevent or stop something from happening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Just beginning or starting to happen. 6. A person's hairstyle, typically an elaborate one. A) Resignation. B) Coiffure. C) Salutation. D) Consolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coiffure. 7. What is Okonkwo's "hut" called? A) Ebi. B) Oki. C) Ibo. D) Obi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obi. 8. What word means shared by everyone in a group? A) Communal. B) Provoke. C) Inseparable. D) Accompany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communal. 9. How long had Okonkwo stayed in Mbanta? A) 2 years. B) 7 years. C) 7 months. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7 years. 10. What do Mr. Brown and Akunna often discuss? A) The Trading Store. B) Religion. C) Money. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion. 11. What word means to ask about something or get information? A) Yield. B) Inquire. C) Conspiracy. D) Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inquire. 12. The employees were not happy when they learned their pay raises were ..... and could be cancelled at any moment. A) Tentative. B) Kindred. C) Potent. D) Intricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tentative. 13. She tried to ..... his argument, but he had strong evidence to support his claim. A) Demonstrate. B) Perish. C) Contradict. D) Poignant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contradict. 14. The consequences of his actions were severe. What does the word 'consequence' mean? A) Made or shaped, often by hand. B) The width or extent of something. C) To be the most powerful or successful. D) The result or effect of an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The result or effect of an action. 15. This person muses on the unfairness of the fact that people suffer despite not having intended to commit any crime. A) Around. B) Obierika. C) Mr. Brown. D) Name. E) Mr. Kiaga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obierika. 16. What word means a document that shows your job history? A) Resume. B) Ominous. C) Illustrate. D) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resume. 17. The ..... villain plotted to destroy the peaceful kingdom. A) Dominate. B) Prosperous. C) External. D) Malevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malevolent. 18. How did the villagers initially react to the missionaries' preaching? A) Indifference and apathy. B) Acceptance and support. C) Enthusiasm and excitement. D) Skepticism and resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skepticism and resistance. 19. The ..... of the task overwhelmed him. A) Summon. B) Gospel. C) Despise. D) Enormity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enormity. 20. He had a sinister smile that sent chills down my spine. What does the word 'sinister' mean? A) To see and understand clearly. B) Feeling scared or worried about something. C) Unpleasant and threatening, making you feel scared. D) A person sent to represent someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unpleasant and threatening, making you feel scared. 21. What is the definition of 'delirium'? A) To wave or swing (something) aggressively. B) Extreme anger or fury. C) Very sad or serious. D) Feeling confused and not thinking clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeling confused and not thinking clearly. 22. The author of Things Fall Apart is: A) Mark Twain. B) Chinua Achebe. C) Nelson Mandela. D) Nurrudin Farah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chinua Achebe. 23. What was the second missionary leader? A) Dr. Brown. B) Rev. Brown. C) Rev. smith. D) Dr. Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rev. smith. 24. Which of these words is the antonym of malevolent, or evil-natured? A) Incipient. B) Frenzy. C) Perpetual. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benevolent. 25. What word means to show or explain something using pictures? A) Direct. B) Fugitive. C) Resume. D) Illustrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illustrate. 26. Which literary device means "a reference to something well known" ? A) Alliteration. B) Binary opposition. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 27. True or False:Ekwefi did not form a bond with Ezinma because Ekwefi had given up. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 28. Where is the village where the main character Okonkwo and his family live? A) Umuofia. B) Umuike. C) They stand. D) Detection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Umuofia. 29. Her voice was tremulous as she confessed her deepest fears. What does the word 'tremulous' mean? A) Shaking or quivering because of fear or excitement. B) A loud, chaotic and noisy commotion. C) Feeling confused and not thinking clearly. D) Not feeling strong or healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shaking or quivering because of fear or excitement. 30. What is detection? A) A restaurant where Okonkwo went into exile. B) Village where Okonkwo went into exile. C) . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Village where Okonkwo went into exile. 31. "A watched pot never boils." . What does the word 'proverb' mean? A) Complicated and detailed, not simple. B) Difficult to understand because it's secret. C) To become less active or intense. D) A wise saying that teaches a lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wise saying that teaches a lesson. 32. Where Okonkwo was exiled to A) Umuofia. B) Detection. C) Urual. D) The cutest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detection. 33. How many languages was the book "Things Fall Apart" translated into? A) 60. B) 40. C) 50. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50. 34. What is the meaning of the term 'umunna' in the Ibo community? A) A type of food. B) A type of animal. C) A group of people related through their male ancestors. D) A group of women. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of people related through their male ancestors. 35. What does the word 'egwugwu' refer to in the novel? A) A mythical creature. B) A traditional dance. C) A type of food. D) A masked ancestral spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A masked ancestral spirit. 36. The central idea or insight revealed by a work of literature A) Setting. B) Theme. C) Resolution. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 37. What is the name of the man in charge of the missionaries? A) Mr. Frieda. B) Mr. Miyagi. C) Mr, Clinton. D) Mr. Kiaga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Kiaga. 38. Okonkwo's yams in Umuofia failed while he was away A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. What is the role of osu in the Ibo community? A) Members considered outcasts. B) Traditional healers. C) Ancestral spirits. D) Village leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Members considered outcasts. 40. Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies A) Incipient. B) Colonial. C) Abomination. D) Cunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonial. 41. Which word describes something that is shouted loudly and without restraint? A) Imperious. B) Capricious. C) Compensation. D) Bellowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bellowed. 42. I collected bottle caps ..... in memory of my grandfather. A) Approbation. B) Copiously. C) Audacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copiously. 43. What best describes the story of the tortoise that Ekwefi told Ezinma? A) A narrative. B) A creation myth. C) A proverb. D) A legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A creation myth. 44. What word means to hold someone's attention and interest? A) Deride. B) Palate. C) Captivate. D) Interpret. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captivate. 45. They deride her for wearing mismatched socks. What does the word 'deride' mean? A) To make fun of or mock someone. B) A person who doesn't believe in God. C) To hold someone's attention and interest. D) To captivate or hold someone's attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make fun of or mock someone. 46. What word means to wave or swing (something) aggressively? A) Infirm. B) Tradition. C) Brandish. D) Tumult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brandish. 47. She tried to console her friend after the loss. What does the word 'console' mean? A) The very best or highest possible. B) To have fun and celebrate joyfully. C) A device for playing video games. D) To go with someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A device for playing video games. 48. Representatives of the ancestor spirits A) Good-uwa. B) Professional. C) Obi. D) Sacrifice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Professional. 49. She sold ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat. A) Frenzy. B) Earthenware. C) Clamber. D) Blacksmith. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthenware. 50. Why was Amalinze called "the cat" ? A) Because he often drank milk. B) Because he was easily frightened. C) Because he purred when he was happy. D) Because his back never touched the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because his back never touched the ground. 51. The team worked together to ..... over their opponents and win the championship. A) Consequence. B) Waver. C) Prevail. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevail. 52. When an author tells the audience explicitly about a character A) Round characterization. B) Direct characterization. C) Character motivation. D) Indirect characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct characterization. 53. Who did Okonkwo beat in his legendary wrestling match? A) Ekwefi the rostor. B) Ogbuedi the Snake. C) Amalinze the Cat. D) A)Isaac the Toad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amalinze the Cat. 54. The new software update will ..... users to access additional features. A) Primarily. B) Affirm. C) Diffuse. D) Enable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enable. 55. How did Okonkwo build his fortune? A) Okonkwo built his fortune alone as a sharecropper. B) His wives gave him the money to start farming. C) Unoka gives him the money to raise his crops. D) An angel comes and gives him seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okonkwo built his fortune alone as a sharecropper. 56. Describe the conflict between Okonkwo and Nwoye in Chapter 17. A) Nwoye's conversion to Christianity causes conflict with Okonkwo. B) Nwoye's decision to join the village council causes conflict with Okonkwo. C) Okonkwo's refusal to allow Nwoye to marry causes conflict with Nwoye. D) Nwoye's decision to become a farmer causes conflict with Okonkwo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nwoye's conversion to Christianity causes conflict with Okonkwo. 57. What does the word 'obanje' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'? A) A traditional dance performed during festivals. B) A type of food commonly eaten in the Igbo culture. C) A mythical creature with magical powers. D) A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn. 58. What does Agbala mean? A) Lazy. B) Powerful. C) Weak. D) Woman or "someone who has taken no titles". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Woman or "someone who has taken no titles". 59. What is being referred to? "When they returned Ukegbu handed the bundle of sticks back to Obierika. He counted them; instead of thirty there were now fifteen." A) The men are negotiating for another wife. B) The men are negotiating for an ozo title. C) The men are negotiating the bride price. D) The men are negotiating the sale of land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The men are negotiating the bride price. 60. The team worked together to prevail over their opponents and win the championship. What does the word 'prevail' mean? A) Strong enthusiasm or passion for something. B) To be the most powerful or successful. C) Acting like you know everything. D) To feel confused or puzzled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be the most powerful or successful. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAfrican Literature QuizzesEnglish 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books