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Things Fall Apart Quiz 1

  • 1. Chinua Achebe was born and educated in
    •     Nigeria
    •     Chad
    •     Mali
    •     South Africa

  • 2. Achebe was raised by parents who were
    •     evangelical Christians
    •     university professors
    •     an Igbo priestess and medicine man
    •     Buddhist monks

  • 3. The novel takes place in
    •     Umuofia
    •     Johannesburg
    •     Mbanto
    •     both Umuofia and Mbanto

  • 4. Okonkwo was born
    •     the son of a priestess
    •     the son of a white master and African mistress
    •     the son of a rich man
    •     the son of a failure

  • 5. In his youth, Okwonko gained fame
    •     in a boxing match, where he beat a boxer called the Fox
    •     in the Festival of the New Yam, when he played the flute
    •     in a clan meeting, where he argued eloquently for peace
    •     in a wrestling match, where he beat a wrestler called the Cat

  • 6. Okonkwo's father was named
    •     Obierika
    •     Unoka
    •     Nwoye
    •     Ikemefuna

  • 7. Okonkwo has
    •     three wives
    •     one wife
    •     two wives
    •     four wives

  • 8. Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part because
    •     he is the chief of his clan
    •     he was abused as a child
    •     he is terrified of failure
    •     he is a fanatical Christian

  • 9. Okonkwo's second wife is named
    •     Obgiugi
    •     Ikemefuna
    •     Ekwefi
    •     Ezinma

  • 10. Ikemefuna comes to live in Umuofia
    •     because he is Okonkwo's nephew and his mother has died
    •     because his parents, who were Christian missionaries, died suddenly
    •     as a sacrifice by made his clan, which hopes to avoid war
    •     none of the above

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