This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > African Literature > Things Fall Apart > Things Fall Apart – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Things Fall Apart Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An abomination is A) Something sweet. B) Something wonderful. C) Something that is loved. D) Something hated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something hated. 2. How many seeds does Nwakibie give Okonkwo? A) 900. B) 700. C) 600. D) 800. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 800. 3. Who was the main character in the book "Things Fall Apart" ? A) Prams adachie. B) Chinua Achebe. C) Mr. Brown. D) Okonkwo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Okonkwo. 4. What word means to jump or leap with energy? A) Bound. B) Entrails. C) Cease. D) Rebuke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bound. 5. What word means to make someone feel bothered or worried? A) Persevere. B) Inhabitant. C) Perturb. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perturb. 6. The mediator decided to intervene and resolve the conflict between the two parties. What does the word 'intervene' mean? A) Not giving up or easily stopping. B) To die or cease to exist. C) To come in and help stop something. D) To be rude or blunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To come in and help stop something. 7. The hotel was able to accommodate all of their guests. What does the word 'accommodate' mean? A) To move closer to something. B) A person who takes the place of someone else. C) To provide lodging or make space for. D) To grow or thrive in a positive way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide lodging or make space for. 8. How does Okonkwo feel about the changes brought by the white missionaries? A) Okonkwo feels confused about the changes brought by the white missionaries. B) Okonkwo feels positively about the changes brought by the white missionaries. C) Okonkwo feels indifferent towards the changes brought by the white missionaries. D) Okonkwo feels strongly against the changes brought by the white missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Okonkwo feels strongly against the changes brought by the white missionaries. 9. Does Okonkwo show Ikemefuna that he likes him? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. The blacksmith skillfully ..... a beautiful iron gate. A) Waver. B) Prescribe. C) Prevail. D) Wrought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrought. 11. The communal garden is a peaceful place where the residents gather to relax and socialize. What does the word 'communal' mean? A) Not giving up or easily stopping. B) Shared by everyone in a group. C) Being officially given authority to perform religious ceremonies. D) To die or cease to exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shared by everyone in a group. 12. Name the policy aimed to civilize people and spread their own religion A) Bible and the Plough. B) Sanctity and the tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bible and the Plough. 13. She loved to dwell on the memories of her childhood. What does the word 'dwell' mean? A) To feel or express deep sadness. B) To live or stay in a place. C) Feeling confused and not thinking clearly. D) Very sad or serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To live or stay in a place. 14. Which example of symbolism appeared in chapter 19? A) The rainbow. B) The stream. C) The python. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rainbow. 15. Which one of the following seems to be Okonkwo's "favorite" child. A) Name. B) Crush. C) Bug. D) Buckle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crush. 16. What word means in-between or temporary? A) Interim. B) Ultimatum. C) Imperious. D) Dominate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interim. 17. Achebe writes on p. 38, "And then the storm burst" regarding Okonkwo's unkind actions at festival time. What figure of speech is the storm? A) Personification. B) In socks. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 18. Daring or willingness to challenge assumptions or conventions or tackle something difficult or dangerous A) Listless. B) Vigor. C) Audacity. D) Cowardice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audacity. 19. How long did Ikemefuna live with Okonkwo? A) Until he was married. B) 6 months. C) 3 years. D) 1 year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 years. 20. What role does storytelling play in the novel? A) Storytelling only serves as a form of entertainment in the novel. B) Storytelling has no role in the novel. C) Storytelling is only used to fill up space in the novel. D) Storytelling helps develop the plot, characters, and themes and engages readers emotionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Storytelling helps develop the plot, characters, and themes and engages readers emotionally. 21. The missionaries welcomed the outcasts, the osu, into their church because they said "Before God ..... there is no slave or free." However, they told them they were not welcome unless they "shave[d] off their long tangled hair." This is an example of which of the following? A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Irony. D) Anthropomorphism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 22. What is the definition of universal theme? A) An idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location. B) The message of that story that is often a general statement. C) Reference to a famous event, person, place or thing. D) How the characters view and process what's happening with the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location. 23. What is the definition of 'torment'? A) Quitting a job or position willingly. B) To make someone feel very embarrassed. C) To cause someone extreme physical or mental pain. D) When two things happen at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To cause someone extreme physical or mental pain. 24. She handled the fragile china plates with ..... and precise movements. A) Deft. B) Valediction. C) Accompany. D) Communal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deft. 25. Despite facing numerous setbacks, she remained resilient and continued to pursue her goals. What does the word 'resilient' mean? A) Thinking you are better than others. B) To hold and use a tool or weapon. C) Able to bounce back from difficulties. D) A special religious ritual or ceremony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to bounce back from difficulties. 26. What did Okonkwo learned had happened to a neighboring village? A) It had been washed away in a hurricane. B) It had been possessed by the evil spirits. C) It was challenging Umuofia to war. D) It had been wiped out by white men. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It had been wiped out by white men. 27. What is the definition of 'refuge'? A) To say something or someone is wrong. B) Mostly or mainly. C) A safe place where you can hide. D) Being forced to leave one's home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A safe place where you can hide. 28. Who was Oberika surprised to see among the missionaries? A) Nywoye. B) Crush. C) Ekwefi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nywoye. 29. What food stood for Manliness, and was a sign of prosperity? A) Coconut. B) Cake. C) Yams. D) Fruits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yams. 30. What was the great sin that Okonkwo committed? A) He threatened to break Nwoye's (his son) jaw. B) He planted yams too late. C) He beat his wife during the week of peace. D) He planted yams too early. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He beat his wife during the week of peace. 31. The captivating speaker managed to enthrall the entire audience with her powerful storytelling. What does the word 'enthrall' mean? A) To pay attention and listen carefully. B) To captivate or hold someone's attention. C) A person who doesn't believe in God. D) A person who spreads the Christian message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To captivate or hold someone's attention. 32. She could discern distant voices through the thick fog. What does the word 'discern' mean? A) A basic rule or truth about something. B) Acting bossy or like a ruler. C) To see and understand clearly. D) A person sent to represent someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see and understand clearly. 33. What is the meaning of capricious? A) Sudden and unexpected change in mood or behavior. B) The state of not working or being used. C) Looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes. D) Just beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sudden and unexpected change in mood or behavior. 34. Where did Okonkwo take his family to live after exile? A) Mali. B) Detection. C) Igbo. D) Umuofia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detection. 35. Taken from Mbaino as revenge A) Cack. B) Ekwefi. C) Unit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cack. 36. Who won the final wrestling match? A) The Cat. B) Okonkwo. C) Ocay. D) IKEzue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocay. 37. What does Okonkwo achieve during his youth that earns him fame and respect? A) He defeats The Cat and becomes renowned for his achievement. B) He inherits a large farm from his father. C) He marries a wealthy woman from a neighboring village. D) He builds a shrine to honor the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He defeats The Cat and becomes renowned for his achievement. 38. A source of comfort to somebody who is upset or disappointed A) Consolation. B) Delectable. C) Pandemonium. D) Devoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consolation. 39. The congregation gathered together for Sunday worship. What does the word 'congregation' mean? A) To say something in a singing voice. B) Done on purpose or intentional. C) A group of people who gather to worship. D) A person who behaves badly or breaks rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of people who gather to worship. 40. What was Okoli suspected and accused of which is something that no villager had ever done intentionally? A) Unmasked an egwugwu. B) Killed the sacred python. C) Evangelizing and converting villagers to the new religion. D) Brought twins who were abandoned in the forest back to the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Killed the sacred python. 41. What is Okonkwo's reaction when he hears Nwoye grumble about women? A) He is angry and beats him soundly. B) He gets angry at the women for upsetting his son. C) He is impassive and does nothing. D) It makes him happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It makes him happy. 42. Why does Okonkwo disown Nwoye? A) He converts to Christianity. B) He is lazy. C) He killed Ike. D) He unmasks an egwugwu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He converts to Christianity. 43. A very dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind on the West African coast A) Harmattan. B) Consolation. C) Hastily. D) Meagre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harmattan. 44. What is the significance of the wrestling match in Chapter 4? A) To demonstrate Okonkwo's physical strength and establish his reputation. B) To showcase Okonkwo's intelligence and strategic thinking. C) To emphasize Okonkwo's peaceful nature and aversion to violence. D) To highlight Okonkwo's love for music and dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To demonstrate Okonkwo's physical strength and establish his reputation. 45. Ikemefuna lived in Okonkwo's household for ..... years A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 46. What lesson does Uchendu share with Okonkwo? A) To be more obedient towards the gods. B) To be humble and embrace his motherland. C) To travel to other villages. D) To be kinder and more respectful towards his children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be humble and embrace his motherland. 47. Granddaughter Died of A) Fever. B) Malaria. C) Swelling of limbs. D) Typhoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swelling of limbs. 48. Uchendu's attitude toward Okonkwo is one of A) Shame. B) Acceptance. C) Pride. D) Regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceptance. 49. True/False:Okonkwo believed that if you wanted something bad enough, your Chi would make it happen. A) True. B) False. C) That's not a thing. D) This is totally made up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Children are rarely allowed to eat ..... because it is not acceptable and they are a delicacy. A) Yams. B) Chicken. C) Eggs. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eggs. 51. Menacing or threatening A) Impenetrably. B) Sheathed. C) Ominous. D) Effeminate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ominous. 52. To whom did Okonkwo send money? A) Oberika. B) Oheda. C) ZUDU. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oberika. 53. Lacking energy, interest, or the willingness to make an effort A) Enthusiastic. B) Esoteric. C) Vigor. D) Listless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listless. 54. Her speech left everyone in tears, as her ..... words touched the hearts of everyone in the audience. A) Deft. B) Poignant. C) Intervene. D) Ordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poignant. 55. What word means to be rude or blunt? A) Contradict. B) Brusque. C) Provoke. D) Ordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brusque. 56. What is the most important crop? A) Kola nut. B) Yam. C) Jigidida. D) Lotus flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yam. 57. The country experienced a period of economic ..... after implementing new policies. A) Prosperity. B) Dominate. C) Principle. D) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prosperity. 58. What word means acting like you know everything? A) Perplex. B) Presumptuous. C) Prescribe. D) Prevail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presumptuous. 59. Why did Okonkwo flee from his village after the tragedy? A) Because he was scared the fate of his friend's son would soon happen to him. B) Because he thought his village was cursed. C) Because he had accidentally committed a crime against the earth goddess. D) Because he felt trapped by responsibilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he had accidentally committed a crime against the earth goddess. 60. The novel Things Fall Apart centers around which ethnic group in Nigeria? A) Fulani. B) Igbo. C) Yoruba. D) Hausa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igbo. ← 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 7Things Fall Apart Quiz 8Things Fall Apart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books