This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why would Okonkwo not let his pride down and be persuaded by the white man A) His pride. B) His son. C) His state of mind. D) His mental disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His pride. 2. Why did the people of Umuofia gather at the marketplace? A) To grieve the death of a daughter of Umuofia. B) To attend a wedding. C) To watch the wrestling match. D) To celebrate the festival of The New Yams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To grieve the death of a daughter of Umuofia. 3. Committing ..... is considered a grave offense in many religions. A) Descend. B) Derive. C) Sacrilege. D) Utter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sacrilege. 4. Which statement about life in a Nazi camp is not correct? A) Prisoners were forced to do hard physical labor. B) Only men were contained in the Nazi camps. C) Meals consisted of watery soup, few vegetables, and stale bread. D) Many people slept together on wooden bunks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only men were contained in the Nazi camps. 5. What's the name of the native people of Nigeria? A) Zulu people. B) Igloo people. C) Igbo people. D) Boa people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Igbo people. 6. They had to ..... in a thoughtful discussion on the topic. A) Plaintive. B) Accord. C) Engage. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engage. 7. What was the effect of the Nuremberg laws on Jews living in Germany? A) Jews were forced to marry non-Jews. B) Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names. C) Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution. D) Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote. 8. 'Things Fall Apart' is written by ..... A) Chinebe Achua. B) Achebe Chinua. C) Jane Harrison. D) Chinua Achebe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chinua Achebe. 9. What word means to grow or thrive in a positive way? A) Deliberate. B) Flourish. C) Compose. D) Pacify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flourish. 10. What is the definition of 'principle'? A) A basic rule or truth about something. B) A person sent to represent someone else. C) Strange or spooky in a surprising way. D) Just beginning or starting to happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A basic rule or truth about something. 11. What is Okonkwo's character like in part 2 of the novel? Provide examples from the text to support your answer. A) Kind, gentle, easy-going, laid-back. B) Lazy, unmotivated, flexible, adaptable. C) Determined, ambitious, rigid, inflexible. D) Cowardly, timid, indecisive, weak-willed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determined, ambitious, rigid, inflexible. 12. Okonkwo believe Mbanta is a ..... clan, after refusing to use violence against the missionaries. A) Womanly. B) Gullible. C) Forgiving. D) Godless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Womanly. 13. Who helped the woman in the trial leave her husband? A) Her brothers and other relatives. B) The man she met. C) No one-she was all alone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her brothers and other relatives. 14. How did the arrival of the missionaries impact the village? A) The arrival of the missionaries impacted the village by introducing Christianity, education, healthcare, and influencing cultural and social aspects. B) The arrival of the missionaries led to the decline of the village's traditional culture and practices. C) The arrival of the missionaries caused conflict and division in the village. D) The arrival of the missionaries had no impact on the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The arrival of the missionaries impacted the village by introducing Christianity, education, healthcare, and influencing cultural and social aspects. 15. What is the definition of 'accompany'? A) To go with someone or something. B) Trying something uncertain or not definite. C) In this way. D) To recognize or admit the existence of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go with someone or something. 16. Discuss the significance of the setting in relation to the conflict between tradition and change. A) The setting emphasizes the conflict between tradition and change. B) The conflict between tradition and change is not influenced by the setting. C) The setting only highlights the tradition and ignores the conflict with change. D) The setting has no impact on the conflict between tradition and change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The setting emphasizes the conflict between tradition and change. 17. Criticized or reprimanded, usually sharply A) Threshold. B) Rebuked. C) Expelled. D) Haggle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rebuked. 18. The principal decided to ..... the student for his misconduct. A) Expel. B) Dispute. C) Indulgent. D) Ire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expel. 19. What is the main reason for Okonkwo's anger and aggression? A) His fear of failure. B) His desire for power. C) His love for violence. D) His hatred for his father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His fear of failure. 20. Despite facing multiple setbacks, she continued to ..... in pursuing her dreams. A) Persevere. B) Inhabitant. C) Enormity. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persevere. 21. She couldn't help but despise him for his deceitful actions. What does the word 'despise' mean? A) A contagious disease that causes rashes. B) To strongly dislike or hate someone/something. C) Loyalty or support to a person or group. D) Good news about Jesus and his teachings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To strongly dislike or hate someone/something. 22. Your behavior is an ..... to your family's name. A) Delirious. B) Abomination. C) Brusqueness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abomination. 23. How do the villagers feel about the locusts? A) Annoyed because they are everywhere. B) Nervous because the crops will be eaten. C) Excited because rain comes after the locusts. D) Excited because they taste good. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excited because they taste good. 24. What is meaning of haggard? A) Wrong, not suitable, or not as expected. B) Used to describe something that sounds slightly sad. C) Laughter, humour, or happiness. D) Looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes. 25. The magician's tricks captivated the audience. What does the word 'captivate' mean? A) A person who doesn't believe in God. B) Very thirsty and in need of water. C) To explain or understand the meaning of. D) To hold someone's attention and interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To hold someone's attention and interest. 26. What word means to make someone leave a place? A) Valor. B) Indulgent. C) Ire. D) Expel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expel. 27. She decided to take a cautious ..... to the situation. A) Atone. B) Persistent. C) Communal. D) Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Approach. 28. She loved to ..... on the memories of her childhood. A) Tumult. B) Calamity. C) Dwell. D) Brandish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwell. 29. What word means strong enthusiasm or passion for something? A) Zeal. B) Waver. C) Wrought. D) Consequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeal. 30. Small amount; something of little importance A) Trifle. B) Communal. C) Capricious. D) Wily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trifle. 31. The Week of Peace preceded ..... A) Harvest time. B) Planting time. C) Drought. D) Flood season. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planting time. 32. What word means being officially given authority to perform religious ceremonies? A) Inseparable. B) Deft. C) Communal. D) Ordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ordination. 33. What best describes the tone of the Mbanta people towards the missionaries when they first arrived in Mbanta? A) Mocking. B) Fearful. C) Aggressive. D) Accepting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mocking. 34. Having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men; characterized by weakness and excessive refinement A) Descended. B) Primitive. C) Pacification. D) Effeminate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effeminate. 35. The ..... garden is a peaceful place where the residents gather to relax and socialize. A) Benevolent. B) Communal. C) Accompany. D) Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communal. 36. What is the reason for Okonkwo's exile in Mbanta? A) He accidentally killed a clansman during a funeral ceremony. B) He stole yam from the village chief. C) He insulted the village elders. D) He refused to participate in the annual harvest festival. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He accidentally killed a clansman during a funeral ceremony. 37. Success; good fortune A) Consult. B) Beheld. C) Prosperity. D) Amiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prosperity. 38. What does the word "Esoteric" mean? A) Approval or praise. B) Impossible to pass through or enter. C) To abandon someone or something. D) Likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge. 39. What word means a group of people who gather to worship? A) Impudent. B) Deliberate. C) Congregation. D) Allegiance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congregation. 40. What does the word "Agility" mean? A) Ability to move quickly and easily. B) Boldness and fearlessness. C) Obviously seen/able to be sensed. D) Physical strength and good health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability to move quickly and easily. 41. Never ending or changing A) Pandemonium. B) Approbation. C) Notorious. D) Perpetual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perpetual. 42. Failure to fulfill an obligation A) Notorious. B) Default. C) Improvident. D) Cunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Default. 43. There was ..... in the crowd as the band took the stage. A) Pandemonium. B) Proverb. C) Esoteric. D) Plaintive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandemonium. 44. He displayed his martial arts ..... during the tournament. A) Continuous. B) Anarchy. C) Prowess. D) Subside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prowess. 45. The heavy rain caused a torrent of water to rush down the street. What does the word 'torrent' mean? A) To argue or disagree about something. B) A large amount of something rushing quickly. C) Having the intent to hurt or harm. D) Very, very bad or unpleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large amount of something rushing quickly. 46. The main character of the story is named A) Municipality of Kinte. B) Grandchild. C) Cack. D) Okonkwo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Okonkwo. 47. What is the definition of 'prosperous'? A) Having a lot of success and money. B) In-between or temporary. C) A person sent to represent someone else. D) A basic rule or truth about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having a lot of success and money. 48. Which word is the best synonym for capricious? A) Nurturing. B) Reliable. C) Eccentric. D) Unpredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unpredictable. 49. When Unoka died he was buried in A) Graveyard. B) Churchyard. C) Ancient grounds. D) Evil forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evil forest. 50. How are Okonkwo and the narrator of Heart of Darkness, Marlow, most similar? A) They are both persistent. B) They both believe in powerful spiritual beings. C) They both are eager to exert their power over less powerful people. D) They both are angry men determined to succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are both persistent. 51. What are Okonkwo's character traits? A) Kind and compassionate. B) Brave and fearless. C) Lazy and irresponsible. D) Cowardly and weak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brave and fearless. 52. Why didn't Okonkwo show emotion? A) He had none to show. B) He was afraid of what people would say. C) To show affection was a sign of weakness. D) He just didn't feel like it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show affection was a sign of weakness. 53. What is Nwoye's Christian name? A) Isaac. B) Isaiah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isaac. 54. What animal bit Okonkwo during his sleep? A) Mosquito. B) Leopard. C) Spider. D) Locust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mosquito. 55. Communal means ..... A) Something that is made of kola nuts. B) Something that is meant for a community. C) Something that was made on the beach. D) Something that is meant only for a single person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is meant for a community. 56. What does the word 'ogbanje' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'? A) A traditional dance performed during harvest season. B) A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn again. C) A type of fruit found in the forest. D) A mythical creature that brings good luck to the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn again. 57. Said or done in a slow, hesitant, and careful way that reveals a lack of confidence A) Subdue. B) Atone. C) Tentative. D) Arduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tentative. 58. Chapter 13 is centres around the ..... of Ezeudu. A) Funeral. B) Birthday celebrations. C) Wedding. D) Wrestling success. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Funeral. 59. How did the Umuofia elders feel about this? A) Sorrowful. B) Angry. C) Overjoyed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sorrowful. 60. What word means looking tired, thin, and exhausted? A) Wily. B) Intricate. C) Proverb. D) Haggard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haggard. ← 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 6Things Fall Apart Quiz 7Things Fall Apart Quiz 8Things Fall Apart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books