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WorksheetsThings Fall Apart Reading Quiz #5 (Ch. 16-18)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
When Christian missionaries begin arriving in Umuofia, the leaders of the clan are _____________ because ___________________________. (Choose all that apply)
worried; they fear the new religion
happy; the Christians seem like promising allies
sad; the Christians have converted some of their clansmen
not worried; the converts are all efulefu
When Obierika asks Nwoye why he is mingling with the Chrstians, Nwoye responds that . . . (Choose all that apply)
he is one of the Christians now.
he is following them around so he can mock them.
Okonkwo is no longer his father.
he is just curious about the new religion.
he is trying to fight the Christians in order to win his father's respect.
The first missionary who visits Mbanta . . . (Choose all that apply)
is a white man.
speaks through an interpreter who uses a different dialect than the people of Umuofia.
tells the people of Umuofia that they worship "false gods."
tells the people of Umuofia that they will be sent to Hell for worshipping "gods of wood and stone."
promises that he will bring many "iron horses" and teach the people of Umuofia to ride them.
When the missionaries first visit Mbanta, Okonkwo stays and listens to them because he . . .
hopes the clan will whip the Christians and chase them out of town.
thinks the Christian religion makes sense and wants to hear more.
is walking through the crowd threatening to harm his kinsmen if they convert.
has already converted.
Why does Nwoye feel puzzled after listening to the Christians?
Their religion simply makes no sense to him whatsoever
He can't understand why the village hasn't chased them out yet
Their message appeals to his dissatisfaction with his own culture
Actually, he doesn't feel puzzled -- he accepts the message and becomes a Christian immediately
When the missionaries ask for land on which to build their church, the elders of Mbanta . . .
refuse their request
joyfully give them as much land as they want
give them a small portion of the Evil Forest
give them as much of the Evil Forest as they want
Nwoye is ______________ drawn to the new faith, but ____________________.
immediately; keeps it secret at first.
immediately; but only tells his mother and Ezinma at first.
not initially; changes his mind once after the church is built.
not initially; changes his mind after Okonkwo beats him.
The people of Mbanta believe that their gods and ancestors will _______________; when that doesn't happen, __________________.
kill all the missionaries after one week; they do it themselves.
kill all the missionaries after seven market weeks; the church gains more converts.
kill everyone in the village if the Christians are allowed to stay; they accept the Christians joyfully.
destroy their crops if the Christians are allowed to say; the entire village converts to Christianity.
The first female convert to Christianity . . . (Choose all that apply)
has a name meaning "Mother is Supreme"
is the wife of a prosperous farmer
is pregnant
has thrown away four sets of twins from previous pregnancies
is dearly loved by her husband's family
After learning that Nwoye has been seen with the missionaries, Okonkwo . . . (Choose all that apply)
immediately vows never to Nwoye again.
yells savagely at Nwoye.
beats Nwoye.
kills Nwoye.
At the end of Chapter 17, we learn that Okonkwo's nickname is _____________; after some reflection, he decides that Nwoye can be understood as ________________.
"Great Tree"; "a dead leaf"
"Father Lion"; "the runt of the litter"
"Roaring Flame"; "cold ash"
"Furious Storm"; "weak mist"
On one occasion, some missionaries are severely beaten in the marketplace as a punishment for . . .
stealing
threatening to kill the "heathen rulers of Mbanta"
refusing to stay inside their church
threatening to defy Mbanta's god by "burning all their shrines"
The author foreshadows greater danger for the people of Mbanta by including the information that "the white man had not only brought a religion but also ____________."
many slaves.
an army.
many teachers.
a government.
The people of Mbanta can not kill any of the converts because __________________.
killing is forbidden in their tribal law.
the elders of Mbanta have forbidden it.
they fear the white men who wiped out the village of Abame.
the converts are still their clansmen.
Some of the converts leave the church over the pastor's decision to accept ________.
religious outcasts known as osu
women
twins
bribes
The people of Mbanta believe that the god of water takes the form of a sacred _________.
python
alligator
bird of prey
jungle cat
Which of the following is true of the animal you identified in the previous question? The people of Mbanta . . . (Choose all that apply)
call it "Our Father"
allow it in their beds
allow it to eat hen's eggs
bury it like a great man if it is killed
During a clan meeting, Okonwko argues that they should ___________ as punishment for ____________.
chase the Chrstians out of the village with whips; destroying a shrine.
chase the Christians out of the village with whips; killing the sacred animal.
kill the Christians; saving twins from the forest.
kill the Christians; converting one of his wives.
After this meeting, the Christians are whipped for trying to . . . (Choose all that apply)
get chalk from the quarry.
get water from the stream.
go to the market.
pray in public.
The people of Mbanta stop bothering the Christians after . . .
they repair the shrine.
the person who killed the sacred animal dies of illness.
they agree to stop saving twins.
Okonkwo's wife denounces Christianity and returns to him.
