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WorksheetsThings Fall Apart Review Pt 2
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"Tell them to go away from here. This is the house of God and I will not live to see it desecrated."
a)
District Commissioner
b)
Mr. Smith
c)
Mr. Brown
d)
Court Messenger
2.
"Perhaps your men can help u s bring him down and bury him ... We have sent for strangers from another village to do it for use, but they may be a long time coming"
a)
Uchendu
b)
Nwoye
c)
Unoka
d)
Obierika
3.
"But when there is sorrow and bitterness he finds refuge in his motherland .... Is it right that you, Okonkwo, should bring to your mother a heavy face and refuse to be comforted?"
a)
Obierika
b)
Nwakabie
c)
Uchendu
d)
Nwoye's mother
4.
Chinua Achebe was born in
a)
1930
b)
2009
c)
1875
d)
1933
5.
Chinua translates to
a)
God will fight for me
b)
Warrior
c)
God is my refuge
d)
Life is a journey
6.
Things Fall Apart takes place in what country
a)
Africa
b)
Kenya
c)
Nigeria
d)
Sudan
7.
Why did Achebe write Things Fall Apart?
a)
To show a different side of Nigeria and convey a fulluer understanding of Africa
b)
To show people that father's are an important part of the family
c)
Because he had a horrible father
d)
Because he hated Christians and wanted to show what they did to African cultu
8.
What time period does Things Fall Apart take place?
a)
21st Century
b)
Medieval Times
c)
End of 19th/ beginning of 20th Century
d)
16th/17th Century
9.
What are some of the institutions the white man brings to Umuofia?
a)
Church, School
b)
Tradeposts, government
c)
Everything mentioned in the other answers
d)
Hospital
10.
What was the name of the village that Okonkwo went to when he was exiled?
a)
Mbaino
b)
Umuofia
c)
Abame
d)
Mbanta
11.
Okonkwo feeling bad after killing Ikemefuna is an example of what kind of conflict?
a)
Internal
b)
Between individual and society
c)
Between cultures
d)
Between individuals
12.
What was the leader of the egwugwu called?
a)
Okonkwo
b)
Evil Forest
c)
Nwakabie
d)
Agbala
13.
Who were the type of people who came to Christianity first?
a)
Efulefu
b)
Osu
c)
Those who no one in the clan cared about
d)
all of these
14.
Mbanta is the village where
a)
Ogbuefi Udo’s wife was murdered
b)
Okonkwo lived
c)
Okonkwo fled in to exile
d)
an entire tribe is wiped out
15.
Which event marks the beginning of Okonkwo’s downfall?
a)
the death of his father
b)
participating in the death of Ikemefuna
c)
moving to his mother’s village
d)
getting arrested by the British
16.
What is chi?
a)
personal god
b)
evil fortune
c)
a hut
d)
money
17.
What is the most influential crop?
a)
the potato
b)
palms
c)
kola nuts
d)
yams
18.
Chielo is a
a)
priestess
b)
goddess
c)
village
d)
worthless man
19.
Kola nuts were often used for
a)
social occasions
b)
pounded yam
c)
keeping one awake
d)
making drums
20.
Who is not one of Okonkwo’s wives?
a)
Nwoye’s mother
b)
Ekwefi
c)
Nneka
d)
Ojiugo
21.
Obierika participates in the burning of Okonkwo’s hut.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Why does Okonkwo strike Ikemefuna?
a)
to show strength in his beliefs
b)
to prove a point to his son
c)
to improve his status
d)
because he disliked him
23.
What is the purpose of the uri ceremony?
a)
to celebrate the gods
b)
to destroy Okonkwo's hut
c)
to arrange marriage
d)
to bring justice to clans
24.
Who is Unoka?
a)
Okonkwo's son
b)
Okonkwo's favorite child
c)
Okonkwo's unsuccessful father
25.
Who is Nwoye?
a)
Okonkwo's best friend
b)
Okonkwo's favorite child
c)
Okonkwo's lazy son
26.
Who is Obierika?
a)
Okonkwo's 1st wife
b)
The Oracle of the hills and caves
c)
Okonkwo's best friend
27.
Who is Chukwu?
a)
The main god
b)
The Oracle's priestess
c)
The Oracle
28.
Who is Chielo?
a)
Okonkwo's second wife
b)
The priestess of the Oracle
c)
Okonkwo's daughter
29.
Who is Ikemefuna?
a)
Okonkwo's lazy son
b)
The boy given to the tribe to avoid war
c)
Okonkwo's neighbor
30.
What mood stood for manliness and was a sign of prosperity?
a)
palm-wine
b)
number of wives
c)
yams
31.
Who struck the last blow to Ikemefuna and why?
a)
Okonkwo. He hated Ikemefuna.
b)
The Oracle. He wanted him dead.
c)
Okonkwo. He didn't want to look weak.
32.
What did Okonkwo do whenever he thought of his father’s weakness and failure?
a)
Beat his wives.
b)
Go to war.
c)
though of his own strength and success
33.
What was Ezinma’s iyi-uwa, or link with the ogbanje?
a)
a stone buried in the ground
b)
a pot of yams
c)
yam foo-foo
34.
What wanted to take Ezinma to see Agbala?
a)
Okonkwo
b)
Ekwefi
c)
Chielo
d)
Ezinma
35.
What happened during Ezudu’s funeral?
a)
people cried
b)
drums beating, guns firing, dancing
c)
a fight broke out
36.
How did Okonkwo bring honor to his village?
a)
He sowed the biggest yam harvest in history.
b)
He led his village to a great victory over the Mbaino tribe.
c)
He took captive Ikemefuna
d)
He defeated Amalinze the Cat in wrestling.
37.
Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe Okonkwo's father, Unoka?
a)
prophet
b)
lazy
c)
in debt
d)
musician
38.
What news does the town crier bring to the Umuofia men?
a)
The neighboring Mbaino tribe is planning to invade
b)
A Umuofian woman was killed in the market
c)
A herd of gazelle are near for hunting
d)
The Oracle is predicting a drought
39.
Okonkwo beats and nags his wife and kids because his life is dominated by:
a)
fear
b)
passion
c)
hard work
d)
palm oil
40.
Why does Nwakibie agree to give Okonkwo yams to plant?
a)
Okonkwo defeated Amalinze the Cat
b)
Okonkwo offers his oldest son as collateral
c)
He sees Okonkwo as hard working
d)
It's part of the marriage agreement between Okonkwo and Nwakibie's daughter.
41.
How is Ikemefuna treated in his new home?
a)
The family, even Okonkwo, is very fond of him
b)
Loved by the family but despised by Okonkwo
c)
Loved by Okonkwo but despised by the rest of the family
d)
He's just left alone and mostly ignored
42.
How does Okonkwo break the Week of Peace?
a)
He beats his neighbor for treading on his yams
b)
He beats Ikemefuna for not having dinner ready
c)
He beats his wife for not preparing dinner
d)
He refuses to rest while the village breaks from farming
43.
During the wrestling meet, who does Ekwefi talk to?
a)
Ikemefuna about escaping
b)
Okonkwo about him beating her
c)
her daughter, Ezinma, about running away
d)
the Oracle's priestess, Chielo, about her daughter
44.
How do the villagers feel about the locusts?
a)
nervous because the crops will be eaten
b)
excited because they taste good
c)
annoyed because they are everywhere
d)
excited because rain comes after the locusts
45.
Why does Okonkwo complete the execution of Ikemefuna?
a)
He holds the village title of executioner
b)
It was only fitting because he saw Ikemefuna as a son
c)
Ikemefuna was begging for mercy and it enraged Okonkwo
d)
Okonkwo did not want to be thought as weak by the men present
46.
What was Unoka told by the Oracle?
a)
He would succeed beyond his wildest dreams
b)
He would die suddenly
c)
He would fail because of his laziness
d)
He would have three more wives and two more sons
47.
How did Okonkwo build his fortune?
a)
Okonkwo built his fortune alone as a sharecropper
b)
His wives gave him the money to start farming
c)
Unoka gives him the money to raise his crops
d)
An angel comes and gives him seeds
48.
How does Okonkwo begin his wealth?
a)
He robs other villages
b)
He asks a wealthy clansman to give him 400 seed yams
c)
He kills a man
d)
He marries into a wealth family
49.
What crop does Okonkwo grow?
a)
Apples
b)
Yams
c)
Watermelon
d)
Beans
50.
What shameful illness did Unoka die of?
a)
Shingles
b)
Measles
c)
Swelling sickness
d)
Poverty
51.
What is Okonkwo's greatest fear
a)
Not having more sons
b)
Not having more wives
c)
Not buying a title
d)
Being like his father Unoka
52.
What was Unoka's community title?
a)
Chief Priest
b)
Unoka had no title
c)
Chief of the sky
d)
Chief of the Earth
53.
What effect does that devastating harvest have on Okonkwo?
a)
He commits suicide
b)
He kills his father
c)
He runs away from his family
d)
For the rest of his life he considers his survival during that difficult period proof of his inner strength
54.
What effect does that devastating harvest have on Okonkwo?
a)
He commits suicide
b)
He kills his father
c)
He runs away from his family
d)
For the rest of his life he considers his survival during that difficult period proof of his inner strength
55.
How much of the harvest does Okonkwo keep?
a)
1/3
b)
1/2
c)
1/4
d)
All of it
56.
Why does Okonkwo work hard?
a)
To get rich or die trying
b)
It's a hard knock life
c)
To make up for his father's negative strikes against him
d)
To pay for his five wives and sixteen children
57.
How does Okonkwo treat his wives and children?
a)
He spoils them all
b)
He rules with an iron fist because he wants to be nothing like his dad
c)
He is gentle with them
d)
He rarely gets angry with them
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