This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The two parties reached an agreement in ..... with their mutual interests. A) Notorious. B) Accord. C) Recoil. D) Essence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accord. 2. What clan is Okonkwo from? A) They Women. B) Umuofia. C) Detection. D) Hardware. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Umuofia. 3. What word means to say bad things about God? A) Blaspheme. B) Wrought. C) Perplex. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blaspheme. 4. Which word means not providing for the future? A) Poignant. B) Improvident. C) Imperious. D) Wily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improvident. 5. She made an inadvertent mistake by sending the email to the wrong person. What does the word 'inadvertent' mean? A) Very sad or serious. B) Not feeling strong or healthy. C) Not on purpose. D) To wave or swing (something) aggressively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not on purpose. 6. What word means completely lacking or without something? A) Determined. B) Devoid. C) Pathetic. D) Conspiracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devoid. 7. She felt a wave of anxiety wash over her as the deadline approached. What does the word 'anxiety' mean? A) To make up for something lost or lacking. B) To see and understand clearly. C) Feeling scared or worried about something. D) Never ending, always happening or existing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeling scared or worried about something. 8. Why did the Christian church come into serious conflict with Mbanta? A) One of its converts killed the sacred python. B) One of its converts stole an iron horse. C) One of its converts hanged a man. D) One of its converts burned down a village. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One of its converts killed the sacred python. 9. Author of Things Fall Apart, Chinua A) Bormet. B) Achebe. C) Handley. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achebe. 10. Who is it? "'She should have been a boy, ' he thought as he looked at his ten-year-old daughter. He passed her a piece of fish." A) Bug. B) Uncle. C) Ekwefi. D) Crush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crush. 11. She feigned sickness to get out of going to the party. What does the word 'feigned' mean? A) Hard to find or catch. B) Pretended or faked, not real. C) To jump or leap with energy. D) Organs inside the body of an animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pretended or faked, not real. 12. When was "Things Fall Apart" published? A) 1957. B) 1969. C) 1958. D) 1968. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1958. 13. Term for customs, superstitions, dances, and stories that have been passed down by oral tradition A) Legend. B) Folklore. C) Oral tradition. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folklore. 14. Firm, determined, unwavering A) Resolute. B) Primitive. C) Pacification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resolute. 15. Which is the correct definition for the word "devoid?" A) To be completely lacking in something. B) Tired and not interested in things. C) Important, easily seen. D) Very anxious or excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be completely lacking in something. 16. Nwoye's new name A) Jacob. B) Darius. C) Isaac. D) Randy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isaac. 17. Which child is Okonkwo's favorite? A) Patch. B) Ike. C) Crush. D) Nwoye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crush. 18. The final part of the plot of a story; explains how the conflict is resolved and often ties up loose ends A) Theme. B) Resolution. C) Point of view. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolution. 19. Who is the eldest? A) Cack. B) Name. C) Crush. D) Bug. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cack. 20. What upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye? A) He looks like Okonkwo's father. B) He is very unruly. C) He shows signs of laziness. D) He is violent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He shows signs of laziness. 21. The Week of Peace was to pay tribute to A) Oracle. B) Years. C) Verse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Years. 22. What word means able to be heard? A) Direct. B) Audible. C) Resume. D) Ominous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audible. 23. What are two things the main character has done to keep his own reputation safe? A) Bought a farm. B) Killed a giant. C) Owned an entire village. D) Became a great wrestler and a wealthy/successful farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Became a great wrestler and a wealthy/successful farmer. 24. Why was Nwoye captivated by the missionary's hymn they sang? A) It gave him relief concerning the twins and Ikemefuna. B) It helped him forgive his father. C) It made him feel loved by their God. D) It gave him the courage and strength to walk away from his family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gave him relief concerning the twins and Ikemefuna. 25. What is the name of the protagonist in "Things Fall Apart" ? A) Obierika. B) Meala. C) Ikemefuna. D) Okonkwo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Okonkwo. 26. Who is it? "Anyone seeing ..... in ordinary life would hardly believe she was the same person who prophesied when the spirit of Agbala was upon her." A) Ekwefi. B) Crush. C) Heaven. D) Chika. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heaven. 27. I ..... sleep when Mom checks up on me after bedtime, and then I go back to playing video games when she leaves A) Exact. B) Atone. C) Persist. D) Feign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feign. 28. The country descended into ..... after the overthrow of the government. A) Revere. B) Agitate. C) Approbation. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anarchy. 29. The two neighbors are involved in a heated ..... over the property line. A) Despair. B) Dispute. C) Malicious. D) Despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dispute. 30. Many people believe in the existence of a higher ..... A) Deity. B) Console. C) Revel. D) Acknowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deity. 31. Choose the euphemism for "Ezeudu is dead." A) Died. B) A noble leader. C) Passed away. D) Decomposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passed away. 32. She couldn't help but lament the loss of her favorite book. What does the word 'lament' mean? A) To feel or express deep sadness. B) A loud and chaotic noise or confusion. C) Very sad or serious. D) A big and terrible disaster or misfortune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To feel or express deep sadness. 33. A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection. A) Intricate. B) Prosperous. C) Emissary. D) Ultimatum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ultimatum. 34. What does the name Nwofia mean? A) Deserted wilderness. B) Forgotten in the wilderness. C) Wild wilderness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forgotten in the wilderness. 35. The allegory of the Tortoise and the Feast in the Sky reminds the characters to A) Always be themselves. B) Treat others as they would like to be treated. C) Be wary of strangers with "sweet" tongues. D) Never allow children to eat eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be wary of strangers with "sweet" tongues. 36. The Igbo people were known in the world before the late 1800's A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. What is the definition of 'valor'? A) Showing courage and bravery in difficult situations. B) Allowing someone to have what they want. C) To argue or disagree about something. D) To make someone leave a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Showing courage and bravery in difficult situations. 38. She decided to repent for her past mistakes and start anew. What does the word 'repent' mean? A) Shared by everyone in a group. B) Not giving up or easily stopping. C) Strongly touching or deeply moving. D) To feel sorry and want to change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To feel sorry and want to change. 39. Who is the founding father of African American literature? A) Chinua Achebe. B) Okonkwo. C) Prams adachie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chinua Achebe. 40. The contract states that I am bound to complete the project by the end of the month. What does the word 'bound' mean? A) To jump or leap with energy. B) A sign that something is about to happen. C) To stop or come to an end. D) An agreement or harmony between people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To jump or leap with energy. 41. The archaeologist carefully examined the animal entrails for clues about its diet. What does the word 'entrails' mean? A) Organs inside the body of an animal. B) Pretended or faked, not real. C) An agreement or harmony between people. D) Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organs inside the body of an animal. 42. Where is the setting of the story? A) London, England. B) New York City, USA. C) Lagos, Nigeria. D) Umuofia, Nigeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Umuofia, Nigeria. 43. What is the purpose of the egwugwu? A) To honor the gods. B) To administer justice in the tribe. C) To scare young children. D) To warn people about terrible omens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To administer justice in the tribe. 44. What word means to hold and use a tool or weapon? A) Sacrament. B) Buoyant. C) Wield. D) Initiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wield. 45. Who did Okonkwo beat in the greatest wrestling match the clan had ever seen? A) Amalinze the Cat. B) Mbaino the Bear. C) Grandchild. D) Ekwefi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amalinze the Cat. 46. How has Umuofia changed since Okonkwo left in exile? (Ch 20) A) They have made peace with all the clans in the area. B) Many have died due to disease. C) Ryan is now the toughest warrior in the clan. D) The clan has been split apart by the missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The clan has been split apart by the missionaries. 47. What are the consequences of the changes in the village in Chapter 16? A) Decreased economic opportunities, deteriorated infrastructure, and social stagnation. B) Increased economic opportunities, improved infrastructure, and social transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased economic opportunities, improved infrastructure, and social transformation. 48. Boldness, Daring, or Aggression A) Ultimatum. B) Audacity. C) Intricate. D) Capricious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacity. 49. How does Okonkwo's fear of failure drive his actions and decisions throughout the story? A) It drives him to be compassionate and understanding towards others. B) It has no impact on his actions and decisions. C) It drives him to become passive and avoid taking any risks. D) It drives him to be overly aggressive and constantly seek success and power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It drives him to be overly aggressive and constantly seek success and power. 50. Who followed Chielo and Ezinma into the darkness? A) Ekwefi. B) Nwoye's mother. C) Okonkwo's third wife. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ekwefi. 51. The politician saw the other party as a(n) ..... and hated the group with all of his heart. A) Abomination. B) Interim. C) Prowess. D) Ultimatum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abomination. 52. Who is the main character? A) Grandchild. B) Okoye. C) Okonkwo. D) Cack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Okonkwo. 53. Worthy, titled, men joined the white men A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 54. The benevolent woman donated her entire paycheck to charity. What does the word 'benevolent' mean? A) Kind and wanting to help others. B) To make someone very angry or upset. C) To feel sorry and want to change. D) To come in and help stop something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kind and wanting to help others. 55. No benevolent spirit broke Okonkwo's palm kernel. Benevolent means: A) Evil. B) Kind. C) Giving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 56. Why does Okonkwo shoot at Ekwefi? A) She takes leaves from the banana tree. B) She calls him a name under her breath. C) She threatens to leave him. D) She is not home to make him dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She takes leaves from the banana tree. 57. Which of these selections best describes Okonkwo's opinion of his father? A) Okonkwo thinks his father was a failure. B) Okonkwo admires his father's physical strength. C) Okonkwo mourns his father's death. D) Okonkwo admires his father's physical strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okonkwo thinks his father was a failure. 58. The Week of Peace was held in ..... observance A) Sacred. B) Routine. C) Annual. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sacred. 59. What is Umuofia? A) An unknown person. B) Village where Okonkwo lived. C) Okonkwo's house. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Village where Okonkwo lived. 60. The title Things Fall Apart is taken from a poem by A) Alfred Lord Tennyson. B) Joseph Conrad. C) William Butler Yeats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Butler Yeats. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAfrican Literature QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThings Fall Apart Quiz 1Things Fall Apart Quiz 2Things Fall Apart Quiz 4Things Fall Apart Quiz 5Things Fall Apart Quiz 6Things Fall Apart Quiz 7Things Fall Apart Quiz 8Things Fall Apart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books