Things Fall Apart (Part 1)
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10th Grade
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This quiz focuses on Part 1 of Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," covering character analysis, cultural understanding, and plot comprehension. Designed for 10th grade students, the questions assess students' ability to analyze complex character relationships, particularly the foil relationship between Okonkwo and his father Unoka, understand Igbo cultural practices and social structures, and trace character development through key plot events. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to identify character motivations, recognize literary devices like symbolism and foil characters, and understand the cultural context that drives the narrative. The quiz requires students to analyze Okonkwo's fatal flaws, understand the significance of cultural rituals and beliefs, and comprehend how tragic events shape character relationships, particularly between Okonkwo and his son Nwoye. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 10th grade English literature. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehension check after students complete the first part of the novel, a review tool before class discussions about character development and cultural themes, or formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to Part 2. Teachers can use this quiz as homework to reinforce reading assignments, as a warm-up activity to begin literature circle discussions, or as preparation for more complex analytical writing assignments about colonialism and cultural identity. The questions align with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 for analyzing complex characters and their development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 for citing textual evidence, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6 for analyzing cultural perspectives and worldviews presented in literature.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What kind of people is Okonkwo impatient with the most?
Warriors
Elders of the clan
Unsuccessful men
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In what ways are Okonkwo and Unoka foil characters of each other? Hint: Foil characters are characters who have opposite traits.
Okonkwo is tall, fat, and hairy. Unoka is short, skinny, and hairless.
Okonkwo is lazy and unprepared for everything. Unoka is hardworking and always prepared.
Okonkwo is industrious, successful, and respected. Unoka is lazy, a failure, and largely unhonored.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is often offered to a visitor in Ibo society?
Coffee
Kola nut
Water
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT one of Okonkwo's fatal flaws?
Impatience
Gullibility
Violence
Hypermasculinity
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The village of Umuofia is known for its skill in...
music.
war.
building.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Ikemefuna stayed in Okonkwo's household how long?
Three weeks
Three months
Three years
Thirty years
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT one of the meanings of "agbala"?
Woman
A man who has taken no title
The name of one of the Ibo gods
A woman who has had no children
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
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