WorksheetsReading Quiz: Things Fall Apart Ch. 1-6
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is a key distinction that separates Okonkwo from his father, Unoka?
Okonkwo was a great wrestler, Unoka loved music and playing the flute
Okonkwo is a successful man, Unoka was a complete failure.
Okonkwo had many wives, Unoka had just one
Okonkwo was good with yams, Unoka was good with potatoes
The setting of this story is in __________________________ during the _______________________ time period.
Congo, during the colonial time period.
West Africa, during the Cold War.
Nigeria, during the Congo-African War.
Nigeria, during the colonial time period.
"But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness. It was deeper and more intimate than the fear of evil and capricious gods and magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw."
This quote describes which character?
Unoka
Obigiayli
Nwoye
Okonkwo
Why did Chinua Achebe write the book, Things Fall Apart?
To let all people know that Africa was indeed, a very dark continent.
He wanted to let all people know that Africans are kind and generous people.
It was his response to Joseph Conrad's novel, The Heart of Darkness.
None of the above.
What village is Umoufia going to war against? For what reason?
Mbaino, a man from that village had killed a daughter of Umoufia
Mbanta, they performed a ritual that offended Umoufia's gods
Nigeria, they refused to observed the Week of Peace
Zweye, a man had kidnapped a young bride (Okonkwo's daughter) from Umoufia to marry his son
"Darkness held a vague terror for these people, even the bravest among them."
What did the Igbo people believe about the night?
Night meant the mysterious, evil spiritual world that people wanted to avoid.
Thieves and animal predators who might show up and kill their families in the night.
The night was when the Oracle could communicate with the gods from both the good and evil spiritual worlds.
None of the above.
"Umoufia was feared by all its neighbors."
Why did other villages fear Umoufia?
They feared Okonkwo, the best wrestler of all time who defeated Amalinze the Cat.
They were powerful in war and in magic (Oracle). Umoufia's priests and medicine men were feared in all surrounding villages.
The Oracle was Umoufia's most powerful ally they had in war. Many other villages highly respected this.
Umoufia had never once lost a battle to a surrounding village.
What is an Oracle?
A dark cave in the hills where a person enters and speaks to the ancestral spirits.
A man who wears a mask and dances throughout the night to speak with all the spirits that reside in the village.
A house where old men go to speak to dead spirits and gods.
It is like a prophet, a person (woman) who will tell what Umoufia's future will be like. She has deep supernatural insight into the spiritual world.
How did Ikemefuna come to live with Okonkwo's household?
His father had died and the old men of Umoufia had suggested that he go live with Okonkwo.
He was the lad given by the man in Mbaino who had mistakenly killed the girl from Umoufia.
Okonkwo had no sons and offered to take him in as his very own son.
None of the above.
Since Unoka left him nothing when he died, how did Okonkwo get his own successful start in life?
Obigiayli had offered some seed yams to Okonkwo to start his life, opposite from his father's.
He prayed to the Oracle to bless him during the first season of planting yams.
He borrowed seed yams from Nwakibe.
His uncle left him a barn full of yams to help Okonkwo begin his life.
What do yams symbolize in the book?
Yams symbolize life and death to the Igbo people.
Yams symbolize wealth and good fortune.
Yams symbolize the good things to come for the people.
None of the above.
What abilities do Ikemefuna begin to exhibit that made Okonkwo and others grow fond of him?
He became a quick, strong wrestler and could harvest his own first yams for the family.
He did well in speaking in proverbs to the elders in the village. Ikemefuna revered Okonkwo and saw him as his own father.
He was highly gifted in fashioning flutes from bamboo stems, well-knowledge in the names of the birds, and he was able to build clever traps for little rodents.
He was kind and generous, humble and caring for all those around him, including Okonkwo's wives.
Achebe writes, "Okonkwo ruled with a heavy hand." What does this mean?
He often beat his wives and children to discipline or teach them a lesson.
His hands were large and strong, no one dared to cross him.
Okonkwo would not let anyone tell him what to do. He made his own decisions and cared for no one else's opinion.
It was through his hand's hard work that Okonkwo was able to harvest yams to provide for his family daily.
What did Okonkwo do (that he was not suppose to) in the Week of Peace?
He decided not to pay respect to the elders in the village.
He married a fourth wife.
He harvested a new acre of yam.
He beat his third wife, Ojiugo.
What is a key difference between Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, and Ikemefuna?
Nwoye cannot plant anything but Ikemefuna can harvest his own yams.
Nwoye is playful and fun while Ikemefuna is serious and skillful in fighting.
Nwoye loves playing musical instruments while Ikemefuna loves fighting.
Nwoye is more feminine, while Ikemefuna is more masculine.
How many total wives does Okonkwo have?
1
2
3
4
How did Okonkwo marry his second wife, Ekwefi?
Okonkwo had defeated the Cat in a wrestling match and a few years later, Ekwefi came to live with him.
Ekwefi was given to Okonkwo as a gift from the elders in the village.
Okonkwo knew that respect for a man depended on how many wives they had. He harvested enough yams that year to buy Ekwefi, the village's beauty.
Ekwefi's first husband had suddenly passed away and she was a widow. Okonkwo quickly grew fond of her beauty and decided to make her his second wife.
Of all Okonkwo's children, he is most proud of this one:
Ezinma (from Wife #2)
Nwoye (from Wife #1)
Ikemefuna (adopted son)
Nkechi (from Wife #3)
In Chapter 6, the villagers are excited as we can hear the drumming throughout the whole village. What event are they anticipating?
The dance competitions
The wrestling matches
The musical festivities
The eating and drinking that is to happen
What is this a picture of?
orator
harmattan
improvident
haggard
What is this an example of?
improvident
haggard
orator
harmattan
Unoka can be characterized as an _______________________ man.
strong
improvident
prowess
harmattan
