WorksheetsThings Fall Apart: Quiz 4 Chapter 13-16
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia?
The beginning of a festival.
The death of a man.
The birth of a child.
The beginning of war.
Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?
It announces the name of the man over and over again.
It only announces the name of the village.
First it announces the name of the clan, then it names the village, and finally it names the man.
It spells out the letters in the name.
What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?
Maduka
Ezeudu
Obierika
Uzowulu
Why can Ezeudu, the oldest man in his village, only be buried at night?
The spirits announce that he has to be buried at night.
He is a noble warrior with three titles to his name. A man who took titles can only be buried after dark.
It is believed being buried at night will bring the dead man closer to his ancestors.
The oldest man of the village is always buried after dark.
What is the tragedy that takes place during the final burial rites for Ezeudu while the cannon is shot and guns fired?
Ezeudu's wife stabs herself.
Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is shot in the arm.
Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is killed when Okonkwo's gun explodes.
Another elder of the clan dies in all the excitement.
What is Okonkwo's punishment for killing Ezeudu's son?
Beheading and disgrace.
He and his wives and children have to flee the land.
All of Okonkwo's sons are to be executed.
One of Okonkwo's sons is to be offered as sacrifice,
Where does Okonkwo bring his family after being banished from his village?
To live in a cave in the hills.
To wander the forests and live off the land.
To an enemy village asking to be accepted.
To his mother's kinsmen in Mbanta.
What does Uchendu, the younger brother of Okonkwo's mother, give to Okonkwo after he comes looking for refuge?
A basket of yams and palm-wine for his travels.
A plot of ground, and two or three pieces of land.
A gun to protect him and his family during their exile.
Advice on living in the forest.
What is the final ceremony, Amikwu, Uchendu's youngest son, has to perform before getting married?
Umuada--the gathering of daughters.
Kwenu--shouts of approval.
Isa-ife--the ceremony of confession.
Uri--the cermony of wine bringing.
What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?
Do you plan on being faithful and obedient to my brother?
How many children do you plan to bear in my brother's name?
How many men have you lain with since my brother first expressed the desire to marry you?
How do you plan to keep a tranquil household for my brother?
Why do people say "Mother is Supreme" when the man is the head of the family and his wives and children are obedient to him?
They believe in the very first mother of all men, giving life to all the men who came after.
They are referring to Mother Earth and how she is fertile for the yams.
They are referring to the mother of all gods, guiding them to rule the world.
When a man is sorrowful and bitter, he seeks refuge in his motherland because his mother is there to protect him, it is where she is buried.
What does Uchendu tell Okonkwo his duty was?
Never return to his homeland, but build his future in Mbanta.
Comfort his wives and children and take them back to his fatherland after seven years.
Forget about his past, and denounce his homeland.
To go back to his clan and beg to be forgiven.
What does Obierika bring for Okonkwo two years after Okonkwo had been exiled?
Kola nuts and palm-wine.
Bags full of cowries.
Yam seeds.
Woven baskets of yams.
What does the Abame clan do to the first white man that comes to their village?
They touch his white skin because they have never seen anything like it before.
They kill him and tie his iron horse to the sacred silk-cotton tree.
They rub his body with palm oil and adorn him with beads, thinking he is a god.
They offer vegetable soup and palm-wine to him.
What news does Obierika bring to Okonkwo and Uchendu about the Abame clan?
The clan offered the white men yam seeds, so they could build their own farms.
The clan gave five of their daughters to the white men who came to the village.
The clan has been wiped out by white men who surrounded the market and shot everyone.
The clan befriended the white men who arrived and now were affluent.
Why does Uchenda say, "Never kill a man who says nothing" when Obierika tells them about the white man the Abame killed?
Because he did not defended himself and may be innocent.
He may not be able to speak your language.
He may hold secrets you need to learn.
The white man did not said anything to the Abame and according to Uchendu, silence is ominous.
Who says that the Abame were fools and had been warned of danger, and that they should have brought guns and machetes with them to the market?
Okonkwo
Obierika
Uchendu
Nwoye
Where does Obierika get the bags of cowries that he brings to Okonkwo?
He sells Okonkwo's compound and brings him the money.
He gives Okonkwo some of the cowries he saved through the years.
He sells Okonkwo's yams and seed yams.
He collects the money from the clan members who favor Okonkwo.
What happens in Umuofia the next time Obierika comes to visit Okonkwo, two years later?
The entire village coverts to the white man's religion.
The white men wipe out another clan of Umuofia.
More white men come, and the clan kills them.
The missionaries come, building a church and send evangelists to other towns and villages.
What type of clan members join the white man's religion?
The warriors of the clan, hoping the religion would keep them safe.
Men with no titles, efulefu, worthless and empty men.
The women and children of the clan.
The elders of the clan and their families.
Why does Obierika go to visit Okonkwo a second time, two years after the first ?
To find out if all is well with Okonkwo and his family.
To bring more cowries and some yam seeds to his friend, Okonkwo.
To find out why Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, joined the white missionaries.
He misses his good friend, Okonkwo, and thinks he should tell him that missionaries had come.
How many missionaries go to Mbanta?
Six and one of them is white.
Three white missionaries.
Two white missionaries.
Three black missionaries.
What do the missionaries tell the Mbanta people about their gods?
The gods are true and should be sacrificed to for abundant crops.
They are mythical, friendly gods but are not real.
They are wonderful, loving gods, but are not the one true God.
They are gods of deceit who tell you to kill your fellows and destroy innocent children.
Who is captivated by the message of the missionaries?
Okonkwo
Obierika
Ezinma
Nwoye
