This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'thus'? A) In this way. B) To recognize or admit the existence of something. C) To bring under control or conquer. D) Trying something uncertain or not definite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In this way. 2. Which of these inferences most closely identifies a theme of the excerpt? A) Parents have little influence over their children. B) Children inspire societal change. C) Sons and fathers will never see eye-to-eye. D) Family relationships have long term impact on our view of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family relationships have long term impact on our view of the world. 3. What is the definition of 'inflexible'? A) Feeling very sad and hopeless. B) Deserving of strong dislike or scorn. C) Determined and not giving up easily. D) Not easily changed or willing to bend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not easily changed or willing to bend. 4. What is the definition of 'agitate'? A) Happening without interruption or stopping. B) To make someone feel upset or frustrated. C) Something interesting or impressive to watch. D) Sad or mournful in a whiny way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make someone feel upset or frustrated. 5. She filed a formal ..... against her employer for unfair treatment. A) Desolate. B) Grievance. C) Condemn. D) Confront. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grievance. 6. Explain the significance of the Week of Peace in Igbo culture as portrayed in the book. A) To celebrate the annual harvest and give thanks to the gods. B) To commemorate the founding of the village and honor the ancestors. C) To honor the earth goddess and ensure peace and harmony within the community. D) To mark the beginning of the hunting season and seek blessings for a successful hunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To honor the earth goddess and ensure peace and harmony within the community. 7. Why does Chielo take Ezinma? A) Because Okonkwo beat Ezinma. B) Because Chielo missed her own daughter. C) Because the God Agbala wanted to see his daughter Ezinma. D) Because Ekwefi owed Chielo something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the God Agbala wanted to see his daughter Ezinma. 8. What does the District Commissioner think about in the last paragraph of the book? A) How guilty he feels that Okonkwo died. B) How he's going to mention Okonkwo in the book he will write. C) How much trouble he'll be in with his boss. D) How he's afraid that the people may revolt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How he's going to mention Okonkwo in the book he will write. 9. The hotel was able to ..... all of their guests. A) Accommodate. B) Deliberate. C) Approach. D) Desecrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accommodate. 10. What is Okonkwo's hamartia during the exposition? A) His fear of being thought of as weak and his wrath (anger). B) His breaking of the Week of Peace. C) Wanting more yams to prove his wealth. D) Hurting his village when he feels weak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His fear of being thought of as weak and his wrath (anger). 11. What does the word "listless" mean? A) Wild and noisy disorder and confusion. B) Lacking energy or enthusiasm. C) Wrong, out of place or order. D) Lacking amusement or joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lacking energy or enthusiasm. 12. Which of the following is NOT a major symbol? A) Folktales. B) Rainbows. C) Locusts. D) Yams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rainbows. 13. What is the definition of 'presumptuous'? A) The result or effect of an action. B) Made or shaped, often by hand. C) To tell someone what medicine to take. D) Acting like you know everything. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting like you know everything. 14. It is important to accurately ..... the meaning of the text. A) Interpret. B) Evangelist. C) Dialect. D) Heed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interpret. 15. Who are the prisoners in the courts prison? A) Villagers who have broken the white men's laws. B) People who have offended the Gods. C) People who have offended the District Commissioner. D) White men who have broke the villagers laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Villagers who have broken the white men's laws. 16. What word means to move closer to something? A) Accommodate. B) Approach. C) Pacify. D) Deter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approach. 17. Which of the following words refers to completely controlling a person or a situation? A) Stammer. B) Dominate. C) Improvident. D) Perpetual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dominate. 18. Which statement reflects Okonkwo's masculinity? A) He sent money to Oberika. B) He opted to build his own obi. C) He endured seven years in exile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He opted to build his own obi. 19. Treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate. A) Revere. B) Desecrate. C) Worship. D) Condemn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desecrate. 20. What are Obierika's thoughts about Okonkwo's role in the death of Ikemefuna? A) He thinks Okonkwo should have killed everyone except Ikemefuna. B) He thinks he should have done it earlier. C) He believes it is something that can wipe out an entire family. D) He was cool with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He believes it is something that can wipe out an entire family. 21. How many seeds does Okonkwo ask Nwakibie for? A) 500. B) 400. C) 200. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 400. 22. What is the definition of 'anarchy'? A) Something interesting or impressive to watch. B) Complicated and detailed, not simple. C) A situation where there is no order or authority. D) Approval or praise for something done well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A situation where there is no order or authority. 23. True or False-Australia is bigger than Nigeria in area. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The circus was a dazzling spectacle of acrobats and clowns. What does the word 'spectacle' mean? A) Something interesting or impressive to watch. B) A wise saying that teaches a lesson. C) A situation where there is no order or authority. D) Approval or praise for something done well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something interesting or impressive to watch. 25. Marked short or abrupt, blunt in manner or speech A) Brusqueness. B) Audacity. C) Copiously. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brusqueness. 26. Men and women were equal in Igbo society. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Okonkwo fears this more than anything A) War. B) Failure. C) Fate. D) Snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Failure. 28. What is the definition of 'compensate'? A) Strange or spooky in a surprising way. B) To make up for something lost or lacking. C) Acting bossy or like a ruler. D) A basic rule or truth about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make up for something lost or lacking. 29. Why did some of the women have to leave while they were cooking for the wedding? A) They went to help someone catch a cow that escaped from their property. B) They went to find the missing groom. C) They went to help the bride get dressed for the wedding. D) They went to go help a woman whose child was dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They went to help someone catch a cow that escaped from their property. 30. Nigeria gained independence in A) 1961. B) 1951. C) 1950. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1960. 31. Poor roads resulted in less ..... A) Cleaning. B) Fighting. C) Cars. D) Trading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trading. 32. The enormity of the task overwhelmed him. What does the word 'enormity' mean? A) A very big and serious problem. B) Done on purpose or intentional. C) To say something in a singing voice. D) Loyalty or support to a person or group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very big and serious problem. 33. Someone sent on a mission to represent another's interests ..... A) ARDUOUS. B) FEIGN. C) INCIPIENT. D) EMISSARY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EMISSARY. 34. In what way does the author use Okonkwo's character to foreshadow potential conflicts in the novel? A) Okonkwo's successful farming foreshadows economic prosperity. B) Okonkwo's popularity predicts a harmonious society. C) Okonkwo's peaceful nature suggests harmony. D) Okonkwo's strained relationship with his father indicates potential family conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Okonkwo's strained relationship with his father indicates potential family conflicts. 35. The small portion of food on his plate was a ..... dinner for him. A) Meager. B) Torrent. C) Malicious. D) Dispute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meager. 36. What does the word "Devoid" mean? A) Empty or without. B) Lacking amusement or joy. C) Filled with great sadness. D) Well meaning and kindly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Empty or without. 37. Who discussed the single story from the book "Things Fall Apart?" A) Lennie small. B) Elie Wiesel. C) Okonkwo. D) Mangamanada Adachie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mangamanada Adachie. 38. What is the definition of 'intricate'? A) Complicated and detailed, not simple. B) Happening without interruption or stopping. C) Approval or praise for something done well. D) To become less active or intense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complicated and detailed, not simple. 39. How does the concept of chi influence the Igbo people in the novel? A) It is a type of food they eat. B) It has no influence on the Igbo people. C) It is a form of currency for them. D) It represents their personal fate or destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It represents their personal fate or destiny. 40. She looked ..... after pulling an all-nighter. A) Haggard. B) Anarchy. C) Subside. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haggard. 41. The ..... rain made it difficult to go outside. A) Perpetual. B) Sinister. C) Dominate. D) Discern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perpetual. 42. Okonkwo's ..... was a problem throughout the novel. A) Audacity. B) Brusqueness. C) Delirious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brusqueness. 43. How are you acting if you are acting conceited or if you are acting as if you are better than someone else? A) Resentful. B) Imperious. C) Perpetual. D) Improvident. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperious. 44. What is the definition of 'emissary'? A) A person sent to represent someone else. B) In-between or temporary. C) Strange or spooky in a surprising way. D) Acting bossy or like a ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person sent to represent someone else. 45. She was consumed by ..... after receiving the tragic news. A) Malicious. B) Despair. C) Dogged. D) Torrent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despair. 46. What does the word "Approbation" mean? A) Ability to move quickly and easily. B) Approval or praise. C) Properly or appropriately. D) Well meaning and kindly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approval or praise. 47. A person or thing that serves to contrast with another A) REFUGE. B) FOIL. C) IDLE. D) TENTATIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FOIL. 48. What do the Indians find amusing about the white man's language? A) His accent. B) His dialect. C) His vocabulary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His dialect. 49. The small portion of food on his plate was a meager dinner for him. What does the word 'meager' mean? A) A feeling of sadness and hopelessness. B) A hole in the ground for burial. C) To argue or disagree about something. D) Very little. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very little. 50. Quivering as from weakness or fear ..... A) CONSOLATION. B) VIGOR. C) TREMULOUS. D) CALAMITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TREMULOUS. 51. The oracle of the hills and the caves was called A) Evil forest. B) Umuofia. C) Sun God. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verse. 52. The locusts are seen by the local Igbo people as ..... A) A time to spend with family. B) A symbol of future misfortune. C) A delicacy to eat. D) A symbol of devastation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A delicacy to eat. 53. Part B:What idea from paragraph 6 best explains your answer in Part A? A) Okonkwo grew up eager to follow in his father's footsteps. B) Okonkwo felt ashamed of his father's lifestyle. C) Okonkwo vowed 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. 54. What is the definition of 'recoil'? A) A prediction or forecast of the future. B) Deep and meaningful. C) To quickly move backwards in surprise or fear. D) Famous for doing something really bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To quickly move backwards in surprise or fear. 55. Where did the story take place? A) Mali. B) Liberia. C) Nigeria. D) Madagascar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nigeria. 56. She treated herself to an indulgent spa weekend to relax and rejuvenate. What does the word 'indulgent' mean? A) Allowing someone to have what they want. B) To argue or disagree about something. C) Showing courage and bravery in difficult situations. D) Strong anger or rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allowing someone to have what they want. 57. The European colonizers brought Buddhism to the Igbo village A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 58. How do the missionaries try to convert the Igbo people to Christianity? A) By destroying their traditional religious practices. B) By bribing them with money and resources. C) By preaching, establishing churches, providing education and healthcare, and offering material incentives. D) By forcing them to convert against their will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By preaching, establishing churches, providing education and healthcare, and offering material incentives. 59. Moving or acting in a quick, smooth, and skillful way A) Atone. B) Subdue. C) Deftly. D) Repentant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deftly. 60. What is the definition of 'improvident'? A) A wise saying that teaches a lesson. B) Exceptional skill or talent in something. C) Difficult to understand because it's secret. D) Not good at saving or planning. 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