Decoding Lbo Conversations

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Which musical instrument does Unoka play?

The udu
The ekwe
The ogene
The flute (correct)

Who is described as a coward and unable to bear the sight of blood?

Okoye
Unoka (correct)
The village musicians
The village of Mbaino

What is the reason why Okoye came to see Unoka?

To invite him to the ancestral feast (correct)
To discuss the impending war with the village of Mbaino
To play music together
To borrow money

What is Okoye planning to do?

Take the Idemili title (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes Okonkwo's fear?

Fear of himself resembling his father (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Okonkwo hate?

Gentleness and idleness (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Okonkwo work on daily during the planting season?

His farms (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Okonkwo keep in the 'medicine house' or shrine?

Wooden symbols of his personal god and ancestral spirits (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why was Okonkwo well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond?

Because he was a great wrestler (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the nickname given to Amalinze, the wrestler that Okonkwo threw?

The Cat (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what happened during the fight between Okonkwo and Amalinze?

The fight was one of the fiercest since the founder of their town engaged a spirit of the wild for seven days and seven nights (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was Okonkwo's father like?

Lazy and improvident (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what was the reason for the war between Umuofia and Mbaino?

Umuofia wanted to avenge the murder of a woman from their clan (B) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first to bring home a human head in Umuofia's latest war?

Okonkwo (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the powerful war medicine in Umuofia?

Agadi-nwayi (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why did the neighboring clans fear Umuofia?

Because Umuofia had powerful priests and medicine men (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why did Unoka burst out laughing when Okoye asked him to return the two hundred cowries he had borrowed?

Unoka did not have the cowries to return (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did Unoka mean when he said 'the sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them'?

Unoka will pay his big debts first (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why was Okonkwo ashamed of his father, Unoka?

Unoka had taken no title and was heavily in debt (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why was Okonkwo considered one of the greatest men of his time?

Okonkwo had won fame as a wrestler and had shown prowess in wars (C) Signup and view all the answers

During the drought, Okonkwo tried to protect his yams from the smoldering earth by making rings of what around them?

Sisal leaves (B) Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the yams that Okonkwo had sown before the drought?

They were harvested successfully (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the yam heaps during the heavy rain?

They were washed away (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did the lack of sunshine during the wet season mean for the yams?

They rotted (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Okonkwo say about surviving the terrible year?

He would survive anything after that year (A) Signup and view all the answers

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