Things Fall Apart Quiz. Part 1.

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Hint	Answer
Name the author of Things Fall Apart	Chinua Achebe
Which colonial novella did Achebe particularly dislike, due to its dehumanizing depictions of Africans?	Heart of Darkness
What modern-day country does the book take place in?	Nigeria
The title Things Fall Apart is taken from a poem by whom?	Yeats / W.B. Yeats
The main character of the story, obsessed with masculinity	Okonkwo
Another word for 'fatal flaw'	Hamartia
Who neglected to grow yams, provide for his family, and pay his debts, therefore making him an irresponsible man in Ibo terms?	Unoka
How many villages are in Umuofia?	9 / Nine
Which describes the Ibo? Monotheistic or polytheistic?	Polytheistic
How many wives does Okonkwo have?	3 / Three
Who is Okonkwo's second wife?	Ekwefi
In addition to land for sharecropping, what else did Okonkwo borrow from Nwakibie?	Yam seeds
Who is Okonkwo's sensitive son?	Nwoye
A sacred week in which violence is prohibited.	Week of Peace
Who is Okonkwo's favorite child, whom he wishes were a boy?	Ezinma
Who was brought to Okonkwo's village as a sacrifice to the earth goddess in exchange for the murder of a woman in Okonkwo's village?	Ikemefuna
How long did Ikemefuna live with Okonkwo?	Three / 3
Who is the earth goddess?	Ani / Ana / Ale
Who tells Okonkwo to take no part in Ikemefuna's killing?	Ogbuefi Ezeudu
Who is Okonkwo's closest friend, who he likes to drink palm wine with?	Obierika
What is the main village currency (a type of shell)?	Cowrie / African Cowrie / Cowry
What is the staple crop of the Ibo?	Yam
Okonkwo fears Nwoye will become like whom?	Unoka / His father / Okonkwo's father
What kind of competition is Okonkwo famous for having won?	Wrestling
Against whom did Okonkwo have this match?	The Cat / Cat / Amalinze
What is the name for the elite mask-wearing vessels of ancestral spirits who decide village matters, including legal cases?	Egwugwu
Who is the leader of the above?	Evil Forest
Where are baby twins abandoned?	The forest / forest / evil forest
What do clan religious leaders think has cursed Ekwefi to caused her to keep having her babies die? It is a wicked spirit that keeps returning to the mother to be reborn again.	Ogbanje
What did the birds give the Tortoise in the story?	Feathers
What name did the Tortoise take on?	All of you
Which priestess speaks on behalf of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves?	Chielo
Who is the god of thunder and lightning? Okonkwo refers to him in moments of parental anger.	Amadiora
Who is at the top of the hierarchy of the Gods?	Chukwu
Who dies when Okonkwo's gun explodes at Ezeudu's funeral?	Ezeudu's Son
What happens to Okonkwo as a result of this?	Banished / Exiled / Property Destroyed / Farm Destroyed / Disgrace

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