This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 26 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To dry up or shrivel A) Withering. B) Tendrils. C) Abomination. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Withering. 2. What is the definition of 'impending'? A) A situation where there is no order or authority. B) Clever and tricky in a sneaky way. C) A wild and noisy chaos or uproar. D) About to happen or occur soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About to happen or occur soon. 3. A powerhouse football team does this on the football field when they beat their opponents by a wide margin A) Dominates. B) Discerns. C) Resents. D) Stammers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dominates. 4. Who came to visit Okonkwo during the second year of exile, and why? A) To bring Okonkwo money from his left over crops. B) To discuss what had happened with the accident. C) To attempt to get him back into the tribe. D) To ask him for his daughter's hand in marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bring Okonkwo money from his left over crops. 5. What does the word "Pandemonium" mean? A) Approval or praise. B) Lacking amusement or joy. C) Confusion or disorder. D) Wild and noisy disorder and confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wild and noisy disorder and confusion. 6. Mistake or misstep in a plan A) Poignant. B) Repentant. C) Taut. D) Miscalculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miscalculation. 7. A character who serves as a contrast to another character A) Dynamic character. B) Foil. C) Symbol. D) Static character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foil. 8. How does the arrival of the locusts affect the village in Chapter 6? A) It has no impact on the village. B) It leads to the villagers finding a new source of food. C) It causes devastation to the village's crops, leading to food scarcity and hardship. D) It brings prosperity and abundance to the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It causes devastation to the village's crops, leading to food scarcity and hardship. 9. Igbo people were polytheistic. (believed in many gods) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which word means of or belonging to or inherited from someone from whom you are descended; a distant relative? A) Ancestral. B) Imperious. C) Revered. D) Compensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancestral. 11. What word means to say something or someone is wrong? A) Refuge. B) Condemn. C) Beget. D) Banish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condemn. 12. More of Okonkwo's sons left for the church A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 13. His grandfather was a ..... because he enjoyed forging and shaping iron with a hammer and anvil. A) Blacksmith. B) Social media influencer. C) Clamber. D) Prosperous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blacksmith. 14. The Eastern Empire was centered in ..... A) North Carolina. B) Constantinople. C) Italy. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constantinople. 15. What is the definition of 'bond'? A) To ask about something or get information. B) A connection or tie between two things. C) Having a strong desire to accomplish something. D) To give or produce something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A connection or tie between two things. 16. She handled the fragile china plates with deft and precise movements. What does the word 'deft' mean? A) Not giving up or easily stopping. B) To go with someone or something. C) To make up for a mistake. D) Very skilled or clever with hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very skilled or clever with hands. 17. What was the purpose of the week of peace? A) To finish eating the food from the last planting season. B) To bond with neighbors. C) To receive a blessing from the earth goddess so the crops will grow. D) To take a break from war. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To receive a blessing from the earth goddess so the crops will grow. 18. What was the mark of the outcasts that they were afraid to part with? A) Long, painted nails. B) Long, tangled, dirty hair. C) Red clay marks on the nape of their neck. D) Burn marks on their fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long, tangled, dirty hair. 19. What was the town's name? A) Okonkwo. B) Umuofia. C) Grandchild. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Umuofia. 20. Why did Okonkwo beat, and eventually shoot at, Ekwefi? A) She cheated on him. B) She left early for the wrestling match. C) She took banana leaves. D) She went to have her hair plaited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She took banana leaves. 21. What is the definition of 'capricious'? A) Unpleasant and threatening, making you feel scared. B) A final demand before consequences happen. C) Never ending, always happening or existing. D) Acting or changing unpredictably without reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting or changing unpredictably without reason. 22. Why did Okonkwo have to flee the clan at the end of Chapter 13? A) He had accidentally killed Ezeudu. B) He killed Ezeudu on purpose. C) He killed Ezeudu's son on purpose. D) He had accidentally killed Ezeudu's son. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had accidentally killed Ezeudu's son. 23. What is Okonkwo's reaction to the Festival of the New Yam? A) He loves the festival because yams are a symbol of success. B) He wishes the festival was during a different time of year. C) He is envious of other farmers who have more yams then him. D) He thinks that the festival is a distraction from working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He thinks that the festival is a distraction from working. 24. The professor received ..... from her colleagues at the annual awards ceremony. A) Copiously. B) Delirious. C) Approbation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Approbation. 25. She treated herself to an ..... spa weekend to relax and rejuvenate. A) Expel. B) Valor. C) Indulgent. D) Ire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indulgent. 26. She tried to ..... for her mistake by apologizing sincerely. A) Intervene. B) Kindred. C) Atone. D) Accompany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atone. 27. She will demonstrate the proper technique during the workshop. What does the word 'demonstrate' mean? A) To make up for a mistake. B) To show or explain something clearly. C) Difficult or hard to do. D) To say the opposite of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show or explain something clearly. 28. What is the definition of 'beget'? A) Something that is needed or necessary. B) To send away someone or something. C) To make something possible or allow. D) To create or bring into existence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create or bring into existence. 29. Without success, with no results A) In vain. B) Yacht. C) Communal. D) Perish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In vain. 30. How are women portrayed in the society in chapters 1 and 2? A) As equal to men in all aspects. B) As submissive and dependent individuals. C) As strong and independent individuals. D) Not specified. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not specified. 31. An object of disgust, shame, or dislike A) Delirious. B) Abomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abomination. 32. She tried to atone for her mistake by apologizing sincerely. What does the word 'atone' mean? A) To come in and help stop something. B) Very skilled or clever with hands. C) To make up for a mistake. D) To make someone very angry or upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make up for a mistake. 33. What made Okonkwo famous when he was younger? A) Beating a famous wrestler. B) Being the wisest elder. C) Having the largest farm. D) Having the most wives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beating a famous wrestler. 34. Okonkwo beats and nags his wife and kids because his life is dominated by: A) Fear. B) Hard work. C) Passion. D) Palm oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear. 35. Water pollution is a(n) ..... example of how little people care about our environment. A) Brusque. B) Benevolent. C) Imperious. D) Poignant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poignant. 36. What is the definition of 'manifest'? A) To show or display something clearly. B) Completely lacking or without something. C) A connection or tie between two things. D) To give or produce something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show or display something clearly. 37. Okonkwo wants his daughters to marry a rich man with titles; it does not matter where the man is from. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 38. What word means able to float or float easily? A) Resilient. B) Buoyant. C) Initiate. D) Abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buoyant. 39. -moving or touching A) Poignant. B) Valediction. C) Plait. D) Deftly. E) Repentant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poignant. 40. What is the definition of 'pacify'? A) A feeling of being treated unfairly. B) To make someone calm or peaceful. C) To strongly disapprove and criticize something/someone. D) About to happen very soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make someone calm or peaceful. 41. She sat down at the piano to ..... a beautiful symphony. A) Confront. B) Compose. C) Approach. D) Successor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compose. 42. The white men made decisions about land A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 43. Who delivers the final machete blow? A) Crush. B) Censure. C) Cack. D) Okonkwo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Okonkwo. 44. Which of the following are the main symbols in 'Things Fall Apart'? A) Fire, Yams, the Cross. B) Locusts, Masks, Yams. C) Fire, Locusts, Yams. D) Fire, Locusts, Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fire, Locusts, Yams. 45. Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret A) Uplifting. B) Poignant. C) Skillful. D) Melancholy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poignant. 46. The passage where the villagers ask the Commissioner and his men to cut down the body of Okonkwo (page 178) mainly shows that: A) The villagers have abandoned their customs due to the arrival of the missionaries. B) The villagers are still honoring some customs, even though they were not willing to go to war with the missionaries. C) The District Commissioner is helpful and considerate. D) The District Commissioner feels guilty about Okonkwo's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The villagers are still honoring some customs, even though they were not willing to go to war with the missionaries. 47. The ..... design on those teacups is beautiful! A) Potent. B) Imperious. C) Tentative. D) Intricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intricate. 48. The garden was filled with an abundant variety of plants and flowers. What does the word 'abundant' mean? A) Something that seems true or real. B) To hold and use a tool or weapon. C) Having a lot of something readily available. D) Able to float or float easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a lot of something readily available. 49. When did Nigeria gained independence after 70 years of colonial rule? A) 2010. B) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1960. 50. How does Okonkwo feel about his transgression? A) He doesn't care. B) He feels sorry but pretends he doesn't. C) He openly apologizes and begs his wife's forgiveness. D) He is proud of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He feels sorry but pretends he doesn't. 51. The scent of flowers began to ..... throughout the room. A) Banish. B) Refuge. C) Diffuse. D) Exile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diffuse. 52. Where is 'Things Fall Apart' set? A) Nigeria, South America. B) Niger, Africa. C) Nigeria, Africa. D) Melbourne, Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nigeria, Africa. 53. What is sacred about the ancient silk-cotton tree? A) Spirits of unborn children live there. B) The bark can be used as medicine. C) The old people prophesize when standing under the tree. D) The spirit of Agbala lives in its branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spirits of unborn children live there. 54. The ceremony of ordination was filled with joy and celebration. What does the word 'ordination' mean? A) Very skilled or clever with hands. B) To come in and help stop something. C) Not able to be separated or apart. D) Being officially given authority to perform religious ceremonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being officially given authority to perform religious ceremonies. 55. She couldn't decide, and her mind continued to ..... between two options. A) Waver. B) Prescribe. C) Zeal. D) Breadth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waver. 56. Oldest son of Okonwo A) Obierika. B) Ezinma. C) Name. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Name. 57. Ikemenfuna and Nwoye developed a close ..... A) Bond. B) Kinship. C) Loyalty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bond. 58. Which of these statements reveal trust? A) Okonkwo sent money to Oberika to build his huts. B) Okonkwo held a feast for his kinsmen. C) Okonkwo had two children while in exile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okonkwo sent money to Oberika to build his huts. 59. She unleashed her wrath upon him for his betrayal. What does the word 'wrath' mean? A) Not on purpose. B) Feeling confused and not thinking clearly. C) Something that people have done for a long time. D) Extreme anger or fury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extreme anger or fury. 60. Why was there a meeting called? A) A woman was murdered. B) Someone stole hundreds of cowries. C) War was waged with Mbaino. D) None of above. 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