This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After much thought and consideration, she made a ..... decision to pursue a different career path. A) Intone. B) Perturb. C) Deliberate. D) Gospel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deliberate. 2. Who said it? "But if the Oracle said that my son should be killed I would neither dispute it nor be the one to do it." A) Stores. B) Okonkwo. C) Be afraid. D) Obierika. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obierika. 3. How does the character of Nwoye develop in these chapters? A) Nwoye's character develops by showing his growing disillusionment with his father's violent and oppressive ways, leading him to eventually leave the family to join the missionaries. B) Nwoye's character develops by becoming the new leader of the family. C) Nwoye's character develops by becoming more violent like his father. D) Nwoye's character develops by becoming more accepting of his father's ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nwoye's character develops by showing his growing disillusionment with his father's violent and oppressive ways, leading him to eventually leave the family to join the missionaries. 4. What is Okonkwo's punishment for committing a "nso-ani" during the Week of Peace? A) Beg forgiveness. B) Pay a fine. C) Lose a title. D) Has to apologise to all his neighbours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pay a fine. 5. Severe means ..... A) You're kind of mean. B) You're kind of over it. C) You're kind of confused. D) You're kind of a pushover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're kind of mean. 6. Our forefathers ordained the Week of Peace. What does ordained mean in this context A) Celebrate. B) Set aside. C) Named. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set aside. 7. When someone is confused due to fever or illness. A) Delirious. B) Approbation. C) Brusqueness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delirious. 8. Unoka was Okonkwo's father. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. Solemn ceremonies or procedures customary to a community, especially a religious group A) Customs. B) Rites. C) Beliefs. D) Communal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rites. 10. What word means someone who lives forever and never dies? A) Immortal. B) Mortal. C) Imminent. D) Grievance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immortal. 11. The difficult riddle perplexed the students. What does the word 'perplex' mean? A) Acting like you know everything. B) To feel confused or puzzled. C) To be the most powerful or successful. D) To go back and forth in motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To feel confused or puzzled. 12. The ..... child refused to listen to his teacher and spoke disrespectfully. A) Allegiance. B) Smallpox. C) Impudent. D) Inhabitant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impudent. 13. What word means not on purpose? A) Infirm. B) Tumult. C) Delirium. D) Inadvertent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inadvertent. 14. The act of describing essential features A) Ancient. B) Characterization. C) Prosperous. D) Talon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characterization. 15. In mythology, vampires are often portrayed as immortal beings. What does the word 'immortal' mean? A) To create or make something, like music. B) To strongly disapprove and criticize something/someone. C) Someone who lives forever and never dies. D) To grow or thrive in a positive way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone who lives forever and never dies. 16. She asked her sister to ..... her to the concert. A) Accompany. B) Subdue. C) Acknowledge. D) Deity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accompany. 17. Things Fall Apart was written by? A) Nelson Mandela. B) William Shakespeare. C) Chinua Achebe. D) Wole Soyinka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chinua Achebe. 18. The feast that Okonkwo gave to his Uncle was well respected A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. In ordinary life, Chielo was A) A widow with two children. B) Married with a child. C) Living in a hut as a hermit. D) Living with several other women of a small clan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A widow with two children. 20. She refused to ..... the presence of her ex-boyfriend. A) Dispose. B) Thus. C) Acknowledge. D) Subdue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acknowledge. 21. What event initiates the conflict in Chapter 1? A) Okonkwo's son falls ill. B) Okonkwo's eldest son disobeys him. C) A dispute arises between neighboring villages. D) The arrival of Christian missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dispute arises between neighboring villages. 22. The priest administered the sacrament to the parishioners. What does the word 'sacrament' mean? A) A special religious ritual or ceremony. B) To hold and use a tool or weapon. C) Something that seems true or real. D) Having a lot of something readily available. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A special religious ritual or ceremony. 23. What is Okonkwo's reaction to his son Nwoye's interest in Christianity? A) Okonkwo reacts with anger and disappointment. B) Okonkwo reacts with confusion and curiosity. C) Okonkwo reacts with indifference and approval. D) Okonkwo reacts with joy and acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okonkwo reacts with anger and disappointment. 24. The doctor will ..... medication to treat your symptoms. A) Prescribe. B) Waver. C) Presumptuous. D) Blaspheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prescribe. 25. -a hot, dry wind A) Kite. B) Impending. C) Harmattan. D) Improvident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harmattan. 26. Which of the following refers to a separate living space for a family member within a compound? A) Ilo. B) Obi. C) Archer. D) Chi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obi. 27. What is the definition of 'despair'? A) Having the intent to hurt or harm. B) Deserving of strong dislike or scorn. C) To argue or disagree about something. D) A feeling of sadness and hopelessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A feeling of sadness and hopelessness. 28. How does the author use language to create tension in these chapters? A) Long, detailed descriptions. B) Use of humor and light-hearted language. C) Predictable plot twists. D) Descriptive and suspenseful language, short sentences, and cliffhangers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Descriptive and suspenseful language, short sentences, and cliffhangers. 29. It was presumptuous of him to assume that he would win the competition without even practicing. What does the word 'presumptuous' mean? A) To tell someone what medicine to take. B) Made or shaped, often by hand. C) Acting like you know everything. D) Strong enthusiasm or passion for something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acting like you know everything. 30. Part A:This passage conveys the universal theme that- A) Children tend to be stronger and more successful than their parents. B) We are often labeled with the reputation that our parents had. C) Family relationships have a strong effect on our worldview. D) Children of failures are less likely to work hard or save money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family relationships have a strong effect on our worldview. 31. What word means to argue or disagree about something? A) Grave. B) Afflict. C) Wither. D) Dispute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dispute. 32. What was the title of the book that the District Commissioner planned to write? (Ch 25) A) Things Fall Apart. B) The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger. C) Ishtar. D) How to Subdue and Conquer a Barbaric Tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger. 33. The conversation had an underlying overtone of tension. What does the word 'overtone' mean? A) A final demand before consequences happen. B) Having a lot of success and money. C) Doing well and being successful in life. D) A sound that can be heard with another sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sound that can be heard with another sound. 34. Describe Okonkwo's relationship with his family in Chapter 5. A) Distant and indifferent. B) Supportive and caring. C) Strained and filled with tension. D) Loving and harmonious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strained and filled with tension. 35. Which of the following words refers to a a speech disorder involving hesitation or repetition when speaking? A) Emissary. B) Stammer. C) Prosperity. D) Perpetual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stammer. 36. (adj) imperfect; (adv) in a mistaken A) Xerox. B) Prosperity. C) On behalf. D) Amiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amiss. 37. Where does Okonkwo go during his exile? A) Umuofia. B) England. C) Detection. D) Liberia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detection. 38. Who is it? "But he was so weak that his legs could hardly carry him. He felt like a drunken giant walking with the limbs of a mosquito. Now and then a cold shiver descended on his head and spread down his body." A) Grandchild. B) Name. C) Okonkwo. D) Cack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Okonkwo. 39. All are true about Chinua Achebe EXCEPT ..... A) He grew up poor and uneducated. B) He was raised Christian. C) He was Igbo. D) He was a professor of English in an American University. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He grew up poor and uneducated. 40. What word means shaking or quivering because of fear or excitement? A) Tremulous. B) Delirium. C) Grievous. D) Calamity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tremulous. 41. Who came to visit Okonkwo two years into his exile? A) His enemy, Obierika. B) His friend, Obierika. C) An evil spirit. D) His Cousin, Obierika. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His friend, Obierika. 42. What is the definition of 'wither'? A) To become dry and shriveled. B) To argue or disagree about something. C) Very, very bad or unpleasant. D) Not easily changed or willing to bend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To become dry and shriveled. 43. Having wives, titles, and barns was a signal of bad luck for Igbo people. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. What is the main crop grown by the Igbo people? A) Taro. B) Cassava. C) Yam. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yam. 45. Approval or praise A) Audacity. B) Approbation. C) Criticism. D) Condemnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approbation. 46. They joyfully ..... ed in the victory. A) Revel. B) Ultimate. C) Dispose. D) Console. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revel. 47. What is the definition of 'proverb'? A) Complicated and detailed, not simple. B) To become less active or intense. C) A wise saying that teaches a lesson. D) Exceptional skill or talent in something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A wise saying that teaches a lesson. 48. What word means kind and wanting to help others? A) Arduous. B) Approach. C) Deft. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benevolent. 49. Who arrives in the village of Mbanta? A) Obierika. B) Okonkwo. C) Name. D) Ekwefi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Okonkwo. 50. The reader or audience knows something that a character does not know A) Motivational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 51. Likely to Change Suddenly, Often, and Unpredictably A) Calamity. B) Capricious. C) Intricate. D) Prosperity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capricious. 52. What is Okonkwo's biggest fear? A) Not being the lord of the clan. B) Being like his father. C) Dying. D) Losing a wrestling match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being like his father. 53. What is a theme anyway? A) A central idea in the story. B) The historical context of the story. C) The main character in the story. D) The message of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A central idea in the story. 54. He wore a ..... expression throughout the party. A) Accord. B) Sullen. C) Massive. D) Notorious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sullen. 55. Which character is being described in the following quote? " ..... a woman of forty-five who had suffered a great deal in her time. But her love of wrestling contests was still as strong as it was thirty years ago." A) Heaven. B) Crush. C) Name. D) Ekwefi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ekwefi. 56. Take great pleasure or delight A) Revel. B) Taut. C) Brusqueness. D) Pandemonium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revel. 57. She filed a formal grievance against her employer for unfair treatment. What does the word 'grievance' mean? A) Empty and abandoned. B) To provide lodging or make space for. C) To ruin or disrespect something sacred. D) A feeling of being treated unfairly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A feeling of being treated unfairly. 58. She responded in a brusque manner, cutting off the conversation abruptly. What does the word 'brusque' mean? A) To make someone very angry or upset. B) To die or cease to exist. C) To be rude or blunt. D) Kind and wanting to help others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be rude or blunt. 59. She spread ..... rumors about her ex-boyfriend, causing him great distress. A) Dispute. B) Meager. C) Malicious. D) Wither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malicious. 60. In the religion of the tribe, they: A) Worship one supreme god and several lesser gods. B) Worship their personal chi. C) Worship Sky and Earth goddesses. D) Worship one god. 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