Novel Quiz: Things Fall Apart
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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.
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