This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 27 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Charlemagne would spread ..... A) Butter. B) Diseases. C) Christianity. D) Crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianity. 2. What word means to get something from something else? A) Derive. B) Sacrilege. C) Descend. D) Avenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derive. 3. What is the meaning of the term 'ofo' in the context of the novel? A) A sacred object representing justice and authority. B) A traditional dance. C) A type of food in the Ibo community. D) A type of animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sacred object representing justice and authority. 4. What is the definition of 'wily'? A) Feeling happy and laughing a lot. B) Clever and tricky in a sneaky way. C) Approval or praise for something done well. D) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clever and tricky in a sneaky way. 5. True or false:Okonkwo was one of the people dressed up as an egwugwu. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. What does TFA stand for? A) Things Flying Around. B) Things Fall Again. C) There Falls Autumn. D) Things Fall Apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Things Fall Apart. 7. Why did Unoka never gain an titles? A) He didn't have enough children. B) He didn't have enough wives. C) He never had enough money. D) He was too interested in music to care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He never had enough money. 8. A doorway or entrance A) Listless. B) Kindled. C) Feign. D) Threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Threshold. 9. Do the other children like Ikemefuna? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 10. Charlemagne would try to make ..... free for everybody A) Fighting. B) Dinner. C) Living. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education. 11. What character is symbolic because they are used as a sacrifice? A) Crush. B) Name. C) Ekwefi. D) Cack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cack. 12. Ridicule or mockery. A) Mourn. B) Scorn. C) Roast. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Derision. 13. Reluctant to spend money A) Vigor. B) Calamity. C) Closefisted. D) Tremulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closefisted. 14. Lacking in quantity A) Incipient. B) Meagre. C) Discriminate. D) Abomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meagre. 15. A speaker says one thing but means the opposite A) Situational irony. B) Motivational irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal irony. 16. She completed her project on time, ..... impressing her boss. A) Subdue. B) Accompany. C) Console. D) Thus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thus. 17. Substantial means A) Racially distinctive and superior. B) Fairly large. C) Following in time and order. D) Marked by extreme anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairly large. 18. Discuss the theme of change and tradition in Chapter 16. A) The theme of change and tradition is not important in Chapter 16. B) The theme of change and tradition is explored through the conflict between the old ways of doing things and the new ideas that are emerging. C) The characters in Chapter 16 do not struggle with the conflict between old and new ideas. D) Chapter 16 focuses on a completely different theme unrelated to change and tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The theme of change and tradition is explored through the conflict between the old ways of doing things and the new ideas that are emerging. 19. What is Okonkwo's status in the Igbo community of Umuofia? A) Outcast. B) Respected warrior and leader. C) Unemployed. D) Religious leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respected warrior and leader. 20. What was the purpose of people gathering at the ilo in chapter 10? A) Trial of a woman leaving her husband because he beats her. B) Trial of a man stealing another man's yam seeds. C) Wrestling match. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trial of a woman leaving her husband because he beats her. 21. Burning with little smoke and no flame defines A) Tendrils. B) Smouldering. C) Withering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smouldering. 22. How does Okonkwo begin his wealth? A) He marries into a wealth family. B) He robs other villages. C) He kills a man. D) He asks a wealthy clansman to give him 400 seed yams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asks a wealthy clansman to give him 400 seed yams. 23. What word means approval or praise for something done well? A) Approbation. B) Haggard. C) Subside. D) Accord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approbation. 24. The unexpected cancellation of the event ..... ed attendees. A) Persevere. B) Gospel. C) Despise. D) Perturb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perturb. 25. During Okonkwo's first year as a farmer, he encountered what? A) War and famine. B) War and drought. C) Drought and torrential rains. D) War and torrential rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought and torrential rains. 26. Which of these selections best describes Okonkwo? A) He is well-known for his physical strength and temper. B) He is remembered only for his victory twenty years before. C) He was a lazy and uncaring father. D) Despite his poverty, he cared dearly for his son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is well-known for his physical strength and temper. 27. What is the definition of 'profound'? A) Deep and meaningful. B) Very big or large in size. C) To make fun of or imitate. D) A sign that something will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep and meaningful. 28. What is the significance of ezeani in the Ibo community? A) A title given to the wife of a village leader or chief. B) A sacred object or symbol. C) A traditional drum. D) A type of leafy vegetable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A title given to the wife of a village leader or chief. 29. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion A) INCIPIENT. B) PROWESS. C) CAPRICIOUS. D) ARDUOUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ARDUOUS. 30. Who also followed Chielo? A) Okonkwo (Ezinma's dad). B) The medicine man. C) Municipality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okonkwo (Ezinma's dad). 31. True or false:Chielo went straight to the cave of the goddess A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds A) Residue. B) Dregs. C) Lees. D) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dregs. 33. In battle, Okonkwo had accumulated how many enemy heads? A) Five. B) Three. C) Seven. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five. 34. What is a single story? A) Ethics and cultures get stereotyped by knowing a lot about the culture and they do have the bigger picture. B) Ethics and cultures get stereotyped by knowing little about the culture and they don't have the bigger picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethics and cultures get stereotyped by knowing little about the culture and they don't have the bigger picture. 35. Which of these is NOT a reason Nwoye joined the converts? A) He didn't feel connected to his father. B) He couldn't understand the death of Ikemefuna. C) He felt moved by the hymns and songs. D) The missionaries promised him food and shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The missionaries promised him food and shelter. 36. A thing that causes disgust or hatred. A) Abomination. B) Calamity. C) Audacity. D) Ultimatum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abomination. 37. The town's residents revere their historic landmarks. What does the word 'revere' mean? A) Looking tired, thin, and exhausted. B) A situation where there is no order or authority. C) Not good at saving or planning. D) To deeply respect and admire someone/something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To deeply respect and admire someone/something. 38. What is the definition of 'grievance'? A) A feeling of being treated unfairly. B) To grow or thrive in a positive way. C) To move closer to something. D) To think carefully before deciding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A feeling of being treated unfairly. 39. Who is Mr. Brown? A) The young girl who was murdered by the clan. B) First Missionary in Umuofia. C) The young boy who was murdered by the clan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Missionary in Umuofia. 40. Wild uproar or noise A) Malevolent. B) Emissary. C) Capricious. D) Pandemonium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pandemonium. 41. She wanted to ..... of the old furniture. A) Deity. B) Thus. C) Dispose. D) Revel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dispose. 42. The first two paragraphs of chapter 21 reveal what? (Page 153) A) Okonkwo's feelings were representative of the feelings of most people in the village. B) The people of Umuofia were bribed into letting the white men stay. C) The people of Umuofia were coming to accept the presence of the church. D) The wrath of the clan was difficult to avoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people of Umuofia were coming to accept the presence of the church. 43. Ikemefuna was sacrificed to the village of Umofia by his neighbors to avoid war. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. Which is the correct definition for the word "malevolent?" A) Having evil intentions, wanting to harm others. B) Having enough courage to take risks or say impolite things. C) Seeming to be true or correct, but actually false. D) To severely and violently damage something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having evil intentions, wanting to harm others. 45. What is the definition of 'perpetual'? A) Having or showing a desire to cause harm. B) Acting or changing unpredictably without reason. C) Doing well and being successful in life. D) Never ending, always happening or existing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never ending, always happening or existing. 46. Many people believe in the existence of a higher deity. What does the word 'deity' mean? A) To get rid of or throw away. B) The very best or highest possible. C) To go with someone or something. D) A powerful god or goddess. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A powerful god or goddess. 47. Ikemefuna knows many ..... A) Musical numbers. B) Stories. C) Math problems. D) Farming techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stories. 48. The jury took their time to ..... on the verdict. A) Idolatry. B) Deliberate. C) Immortal. D) Mortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deliberate. 49. What word means a device for playing video games? A) Thus. B) Ultimate. C) Dispose. D) Console. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Console. 50. When Mark got promoted to the rank of captain, he became very ..... , yelling commands at everyone as if he were the most important person in any room. A) Tentative. B) Interim. C) Imperious. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperious. 51. They were ..... since childhood, always by each other's side. A) Benevolent. B) Persistent. C) Inseparable. D) Brusque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inseparable. 52. How many copies of the book "Things Fall Apart" were sold? A) 11 million. B) 15 million. C) 23 million. D) 9 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11 million. 53. What was the lie Nwoye's mother told Okonkwo? A) That Ojiugo was on her way home. B) That Ojiugo had asked her to feed the children. C) That Ojiugo had taken the children with her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That Ojiugo had asked her to feed the children. 54. What does Ojiugo do wrong? A) Forgets to make a fire. B) Forgets to go to the market. C) Forgets to make the evening meal. D) Forgets to go to the wrestling match. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgets to make the evening meal. 55. Story told, concerning humans, that is passed down by oral tradition that has some historical value A) Folklore. B) Myth. C) Proverb. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 56. What was Okonkwo's reaction to Nwoye's conversion? A) Indifference and apathy. B) Anger and disappointment. C) Acceptance and understanding. D) Joy and excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anger and disappointment. 57. She delved into the esoteric teachings of ancient mystics. What does the word 'esoteric' mean? A) To make someone feel upset or frustrated. B) Happening without interruption or stopping. C) Sad or mournful in a whiny way. D) Difficult to understand because it's secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Difficult to understand because it's secret. 58. What word means the very best or highest possible? A) Subdue. B) Ultimate. C) Acknowledge. D) Dispose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ultimate. 59. The design on the necklace was incredibly intricate, with each tiny detail meticulously crafted. What does the word 'intricate' mean? A) Complicated and detailed, not simple. B) Sad or mournful in a whiny way. C) To become less active or intense. D) A wise saying that teaches a lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complicated and detailed, not simple. 60. The Huns came from central ..... A) Plains. B) Asia. C) Spain. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. ← 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