Novel Quiz: Things Fall Apart
This is a novel quiz on Things Fall Apart book by the great Chinua Achebe. The book is a captivating story that is centered on Okonkwo, who was a yam farmer who never cared a lot about his son that the adopted son he got. See how much you know about the story by taking up this quiz. All the best!
- 1.Which of these items is not typically found in a greeting ceremony?
- A.
Kola Nut
- B.
Alligator Peppers
- C.
Cowries
- D.
Chalk
- 2.What insect came to the village?
- A.
Rotwielers
- B.
Locusts
- C.
Butterflies
- D.
Grasshoppers
- 3.What disturbing news did Ogbuefi Ezeudo tell Okonkwo when he came to his hut?
- A.
Umofia has decided to kill Ikemefuna.
- B.
His father is dead.
- C.
He was disqualified from his wrestling match.
- D.
His mother was terribly sick.
- 4.What did Okonkwo wish of Ezinma, daughter of Ekwefi?
- A.
She could shoot a gun.
- B.
She was smarter.
- C.
She was a boy.
- D.
She was married.
- 5.What was unusual about the death of Ogbuefi Ndulue(oldest man in the village)?
- A.
His wife died the same day as he did.
- B.
His chi stayed alive and became evil.
- C.
They could not afford his funeral.
- D.
They could not find his body.
- 6.What is the evil spirit the gets inside a womb and has a cycle of death and birth?
- A.
Chi
- B.
Machete
- C.
Agbala
- D.
Ogbanje
- 7.Why did the men gether at Obierika's obi?
- A.
Gamble
- B.
To decided on a brideprice.
- C.
Drink palm wine
- D.
Kill Ezinma
- 8.Why did Okagbue (the medicine man) dig a hole?
- A.
To bury Ikemefuna.
- B.
To find his old notebook.
- C.
To find Ezinma's iyi-uwa.
- D.
To find gold.
- 9.What is a iyi-uwa?
- A.
The priestess of Agbala.
- B.
The marriage goddess.
- 10.What was the reason for the trial in Chapter 10?
- A.
Ozowwu beat his wife.
- B.
Okonkwo killed Ikemefuna.
- C.
Nwoye had died
- D.
Okonkwo was getting married.
Questions: 37 | Attempts: 5323 | Last updated: May 12, 2020
-
Sample QuestionWhat holy animal does Okonkwo's clan suspect the Christians have killed and eaten?
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 1408 | Last updated: May 12, 2020
-
Sample QuestionTurning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot see the falconer Things fall apart, the center cannot hold Mere anarchy is loosed upon the land Based on the excerpt from WB Yeats' poem, what 2 themes can you expect to find in the novel
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 567 | Last updated: May 12, 2020
-
Sample QuestionChoose the best synonym to replace the italicized word in the sentence. The events that happened that day were uncanny.
Back to top