This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Describe Okonkwo's return to Umuofia and the changes he noticed in the village. A) Okonkwo noticed the arrival of missionaries, the conversion to Christianity, the challenge to traditional customs, the influence of the white man's government, and the erosion of Igbo culture. B) Okonkwo discovered a new leader had taken over Umuofia. C) Okonkwo found the village deserted and in ruins. D) Okonkwo observed a sudden increase in wealth and prosperity in the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okonkwo noticed the arrival of missionaries, the conversion to Christianity, the challenge to traditional customs, the influence of the white man's government, and the erosion of Igbo culture. 2. The team spent hours in palaver, trying to come up with a solution. What does the word 'palaver' mean? A) To make fun of someone on purpose. B) Producing loud, rich, and deep sound. C) A lot of talking and discussion. D) To make someone less angry or upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lot of talking and discussion. 3. Who is the protagonist? A) Name. B) Cack. C) Okonkwo. D) Crush. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Okonkwo. 4. The Feast of the New Yam occurred every year before ..... A) Floods. B) Planting time. C) Drought. D) Harvest time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harvest time. 5. She looked haggard after pulling an all-nighter. What does the word 'haggard' mean? A) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. B) Feeling happy and laughing a lot. C) Not good at saving or planning. D) To participate or be involved in something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. 6. What word means to explain or understand the meaning of? A) Callow. B) Dialect. C) Heathen. D) Interpret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interpret. 7. The ..... audit revealed several discrepancies in the company's financial statements. A) Imperious. B) Prosperity. C) External. D) Compensate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) External. 8. In mythology, vampires are often portrayed as ..... beings. A) Grievance. B) Mortal. C) Immortal. D) Accommodate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immortal. 9. Having Good Fortune, Wealth, or Luck A) Intricate. B) Prosperity. C) Capricious. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prosperity. 10. Which adjective did the white men use to describe the Umuofia gods? A) False. B) Worthless. C) Cruel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 11. When he began again, the anger of his face was gone and in its place a sort of smile hovered, more terrible and more sinister than the anger. Which is an oxymoron? A) More terrible. B) More sinister. C) The anger. D) Begin again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Begin again. 12. How does colonization affect the traditional Igbo society? A) It brings prosperity and progress. B) It leads to cultural assimilation. C) It strengthens traditional values. D) It has no impact on the society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It leads to cultural assimilation. 13. How did Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna's influence on Nwoye? A) He was inwardly pleased, although he would not show it. B) He was displeased, and ignored the two boys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was inwardly pleased, although he would not show it. 14. What word means mostly or mainly? A) Refuge. B) Exile. C) Enable. D) Primarily. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primarily. 15. What best describes the story of the tortoise and the birds? A) The tortoise shares the food during the feast. B) The tortoise is unable to travel to the feast because he does not have wings. C) The tortoise eats until he is full and leaves little food for the birds. D) The tortoise is grateful he was given wings, so he eats last. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tortoise eats until he is full and leaves little food for the birds. 16. What word means difficult or hard to do? A) Benevolent. B) Atone. C) Arduous. D) Poignant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arduous. 17. What is the definition of 'prowess'? A) Exceptional skill or talent in something. B) Feeling happy and laughing a lot. C) Complicated and detailed, not simple. D) To agree or be in harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exceptional skill or talent in something. 18. What did the people expect to happen to the missionaries after 28 days? A) They would begin to starve. B) They would begin to have children. C) They would die. D) They would go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They would die. 19. The storm began to ..... , and the winds gradually calmed down. A) Approbation. B) Haggard. C) Impending. D) Subside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subside. 20. What punishment did the District Commissioner give out to the six men in Chapter 23? A) They had to promise to be nice. B) They had to forfeit their yam crops. C) They were forced to pay a fine. D) They had to give the District Commissioner their egwuguwu masks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were forced to pay a fine. 21. What is the definition of 'resignation'? A) To cause someone extreme physical or mental pain. B) Quitting a job or position willingly. C) Having a strong desire to accomplish something. D) To badly damage or hurt something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quitting a job or position willingly. 22. What is the definition of 'benevolent'? A) Kind and wanting to help others. B) To feel sorry and want to change. C) Not giving up or easily stopping. D) Strongly touching or deeply moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kind and wanting to help others. 23. What is the meaning of meagre/meager? A) (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough. B) Looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes. C) Just beginning. D) Wrong, not suitable, or not as expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough. 24. An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing, a type of boat A) Young. B) Yield. C) Yacht. D) In vain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yacht. 25. To make up for, pay for A) Atone. B) At fault. C) Communal. D) Yield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atone. 26. The wily fox outsmarted the hunters and escaped into the forest. What does the word 'wily' mean? A) Not good at saving or planning. B) About to happen or occur soon. C) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. D) Clever and tricky in a sneaky way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clever and tricky in a sneaky way. 27. Based on the characterization of villagers hosting guests for as long as three or four markets, making music and feasting, what can you infer about Nigerian culture? A) Nigerians tended to be wealthy. B) Nigerian culture revolved around feasting. C) Markets existed in Nigeria in the past, but now no longer exist. D) Hospitality and generosity were a key part of Nigerian culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hospitality and generosity were a key part of Nigerian culture. 28. What does Obierika reveal about the neighboring village, Abame? A) It was washed away in a storm. B) It is challenging Umuofia to a war. C) It was possessed by evil spirits. D) It was destroyed by outsiders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was destroyed by outsiders. 29. Who did not have the start in life which many young men usually has A) Grandchild. B) Cack. C) Okonkwo. D) Okoye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Okonkwo. 30. What word means to feel confused or puzzled? A) Presumptuous. B) Zeal. C) Perplex. D) Wrought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perplex. 31. Okonkwo's daughters married in Mbanta A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. She issued an ultimatum, giving him 24 hours to make his decision. What does the word 'ultimatum' mean? A) A final demand before consequences happen. B) Doing well and being successful in life. C) To prevent or stop something from happening. D) Never ending, always happening or existing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A final demand before consequences happen. 33. How does the conflict between tradition and change affect the characters in the story? A) It leads to harmony and unity among the characters. B) It has no impact on the characters in the story. C) It causes the characters to abandon their traditions completely. D) It creates internal struggles and external conflicts for the characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It creates internal struggles and external conflicts for the characters. 34. What are some of the character traits that Okonkwo exhibits in Chapter 2? A) Lazy. B) Indecisive. C) Hardworking, ambitious, determined. D) Unmotivated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hardworking, ambitious, determined. 35. What word means lying or tricking someone on purpose? A) Deceit. B) Palate. C) Parched. D) Heed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deceit. 36. A character that remains basically the same at the end of the story as it appeared at the beginning. May still be an important character A) Dynamic character. B) Flat character. C) Round character. D) Static character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Static character. 37. What word means to pay attention and listen carefully? A) Evangelist. B) Callow. C) Heed. D) Deceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heed. 38. The hero sought ..... for his fallen comrades. A) Vengeance. B) Avenge. C) Sacrilege. D) Utter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vengeance. 39. She used her ..... to outsmart her opponents. A) Prophecy. B) Cunning. C) Recoil. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cunning. 40. The police were able to subdue the angry mob with tear gas. What does the word 'subdue' mean? A) To bring under control or conquer. B) To go with someone or something. C) To get rid of or throw away. D) To recognize or admit the existence of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bring under control or conquer. 41. What word means to go or come down from a higher place? A) Avenge. B) Utter. C) Descend. D) Sacrilege. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Descend. 42. The completion of all necessary paperwork is ..... for enrollment in the program. A) Diffuse. B) Requisite. C) Refuge. D) Sobering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requisite. 43. Which word would be used to describe someone who has experienced sorrow or loss? A) Capricious. B) Ancestral. C) Amiss. D) Plaintive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plaintive. 44. She decided to take a proactive ..... to solving the problem. A) Compose. B) Successor. C) Deliberate. D) Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Approach. 45. What happened when Okonkwo accidentally killed Ogbuefi Ezeudu's son? A) He was exiled for 10 years. B) He was exiled for 7 days. C) He was exiled for 7 years. D) He was exiled for 10 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was exiled for 7 years. 46. Sport enjoyed by the villagers A) Running. B) Wrestling. C) Diving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrestling. 47. This wife of Okonkwo seems strong and smart ..... A) 1st wife. B) 2nd wife. C) 3rd wife. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st wife. 48. What is an obi in the Ibo community? A) A type of leafy vegetable. B) A sacred object or symbol. C) A traditional drum. D) A traditional hut or dwelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A traditional hut or dwelling. 49. A simple character with just one or two known traits; not a main character A) Round character. B) Dynamic character. C) Static character. D) Flat character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat character. 50. What is the definition of 'overtone'? A) A sound that can be heard with another sound. B) To prevent or stop something from happening. C) A final demand before consequences happen. D) Unpleasant and threatening, making you feel scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sound that can be heard with another sound. 51. Which word indicates something that is a mistake or out of place? A) Wily. B) Amiss. C) Improvident. D) Ancestral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amiss. 52. What is Okonkwo's greatest fear A) Not having more wives. B) Not having more sons. C) Being like his father Unoka. D) Not buying a title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being like his father Unoka. 53. The Ibo people did not start a war because ..... A) The man that killed the python apologize and made sacrifices to Ani. B) The man that killed the python went to went white man's prison. C) The man that killed the python was hung by the Christians. D) The man that killed the python died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The man that killed the python died. 54. What did Okonkwo's friend bring to him? A) Some weapons he had left behind. B) Money from the profit of his yams. C) A message that he needed to come home. D) Some vegetables from his garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money from the profit of his yams. 55. What is the impact of colonization? A) Preservation of cultural traditions. B) Economic development. C) Loss of cultural identity. D) Improved infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss of cultural identity. 56. The protestors planned to ..... the government by organizing a large demonstration. A) Pandemonium. B) Impending. C) Spectacle. D) Agitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agitate. 57. After weeks of barely eating or sleeping, the ..... college student finally got through all his finals. A) Capricious. B) Prosperous. C) Haggard. D) Malevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haggard. 58. What does paragraph 6 suggest most clearly about Unoka's personality? A) He grew more amusing as he got older. B) He was finally forced to work for his livelihood. C) He was seen as more of a burden to those around him. D) He lost the ability to talk people into lending him money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was seen as more of a burden to those around him. 59. The ..... relationship between the couple was awkward to witness because they hadn't learned how to interact with each other romantically yet. A) Repentant. B) Uncanny. C) Insipient. D) Ominous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insipient. 60. Who showed up at the compound demanding to see Ezinma? A) Heaven. B) Okonkwo. C) Udan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heaven. ← 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