HERITAGE OF IGBO CHALLENGES

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Who authored "The Heritage of Igbo Religion: Challenges to the Hotchpotch of Values to Women"?

  • Philip Emenike Ayika (correct)
  • Amadiume
  • Uchendu
  • Acholonu

What is the primary focus of the document?

  • The decline of Igbo language
  • The migration patterns of the Igbo people
  • The original understanding of the dignity of women in traditional Igbo society (correct)
  • The economic development of Igbo

What method was mostly employed for data collection in the study?

  • Interviews
  • Field survey
  • Experiments
  • Literary survey (correct)

According to the document, what was the traditional Igbo ideology's priority

<p>Culture of life (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo term for the supreme goddess of life and morality?

<p>Ala (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes the Igbo view of the autonomy of the two gender worlds?

<p>Respect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does "ndụ na afa" mean in Igbo?

<p>Life and fulfillment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which practice does the document argue against?

<p>Feminist theory of patriarchalism and masochism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document suggest about the oppression of women in traditional Igbo society?

<p>It did not exist (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the document describe the role of women in traditional Igbo society

<p>Central to the culture of life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term does the document use to describe the mistaken view of women as mere appendages to men?

<p>Misinterpretation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, what is often misinterpreted about the traditional societies, especially African nations?

<p>Their treatment of women (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document say about contemporary feminist campaigns?

<p>They set aside the dignity of the sexes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term "hotchpotch of values" refer to in the context of the document?

<p>Mixed and conflicting values (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document claim about the status of women before 1900 in Igbo society?

<p>They complemented men and were respected (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is Ala in the Igbo traditional religion?

<p>The supreme goddess of life and morality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which goddess is mentioned as the prototype of Igbo feminine beauty?

<p>Ala (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the belief about the origin of the Igbo people according to contemporary views

<p>They are descendants of the Grimaldi/Bushmen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Eri in Igbo mythology

<p>He came down from the sky with his wife (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Igbo cosmology, what is the relationship between man and woman?

<p>They are complementary parts of a whole (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Igbo saying "ife kwụrụ, ife akwụdebe ya" mean

<p>Something stands by another (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the dual nature of reality in Igbo belief imply?

<p>Man is more important than woman (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Aniakor (1973), reality for the Igbo is

<p>Double fold (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document suggest about the role of women in traditional Igbo religion?

<p>They were central to religious and moral life (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo term for the earth goddess

<p>Ala (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic is not considered part of traditional Igbo feminine beauty

<p>Wealth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, what is the Igbo supreme deity possibly identified as

<p>Ala (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the document describe the Igbo worldview?

<p>Complex and dynamic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Chief Diviner in Igbo society?

<p>He interprets cosmic relationships between humans and gods (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which element is associated with female characteristics in Igbo belief

<p>Earth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo belief about the relationship between the spiritual and physical worlds?

<p>They are interwoven and coexist (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the four basic elements in Igbo cosmology represent?

<p>Essential components of the universe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, what is the central focus for the Igbo?

<p>Power (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are women depicted in Igbo ontology?

<p>As equals and complements to men (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term "Ndi-Igbo" mean according to Acholonu (2009)?

<p>The Ancients, the First People, the Aboriginals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the geographical area occupied by the Igbo people according to Uchendu (1965)?

<p>25,280km² (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Igbo subculture is not mentioned in the document?

<p>Central Igbo (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the estimated population of the Igbo people in 1993 according to Amadiume (1996)?

<p>15 million (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo word for the earth goddess?

<p>Ala (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Igbo phrase "ife di abuo abuo" mean?

<p>Reality comes in twos (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Amadiọha in Igbo cosmology?

<p>The god of thunder and fertility (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo belief about the origin of man and woman?

<p>They came down from the sky together (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the document describe the Igbo pantheon

<p>Female-dominated (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Igbo belief, what do fire and air represent?

<p>Male characteristics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of the earth goddess in Igbo religion?

<p>She is the supreme mother of all things (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document suggest about the relationship between men and women in Igbo society?

<p>Women and men are equal and complementary (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, what has influenced the Igbo worldview?

<p>Openness to external influences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the document challenge contemporary feminist theories?

<p>By showing the respect for women in traditional Igbo society (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo belief about the creation of the earth?

<p>It was created by the earth goddess Ala (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, what is the relationship between Ala and Amadiọha?

<p>They are husband and wife (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of the myth of human origin in Igbo belief?

<p>It emphasizes the equality of man and woman (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document say about the concept of duality in Igbo belief?

<p>It represents complementarity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, what is the Igbo view of reality?

<p>It is dynamic and complex (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Igbo phrase "Ndi-Igbo" refer to

<p>The Igbo people (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo term for the Supreme Deity?

<p>Chukwu (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document suggest about the role of women in the Igbo family structure?

<p>They are central and respected (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the document describe the influence of female deities in Igbo religion?

<p>They dominate the Igbo pantheon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the document suggest about the traditional Igbo view of gender roles?

<p>They are complementary and respectful (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the document challenge contemporary feminist theories?

<p>By showing the respect for women in traditional Igbo society (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of the myth of human origin in Igbo belief?

<p>It emphasizes the equality of man and woman (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the work "The Heritage of Igbo Religion: Challenges to the Hotchpotch of Values to Women"?

<p>The role and dignity of women in traditional Igbo society before 1900 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the supreme goddess of life and morality in Igbo belief?

<p>Ala (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Igbo term for the dual world of the spiritual and physical?

<p>Uwa n'ani muo (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does "Ala bụ nma" mean?

<p>Ala is beauty (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is NOT part of the traditional Igbo concept of feminine beauty?

<p>Wealth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Ala help humans and animals according to Igbo mythology?

<p>By spreading out her body to make a home (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term "ontological woman-Being" refer to in Igbo belief?

<p>Women's role as life-givers and moral agents (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Igbo phrase "Ihe oma na ihe ojoo" mean?

<p>Good and evil (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scholar stated that man and woman are children of the Supreme Deity in Igbo belief?

<p>Udobata (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do women play in the Igbo belief system according to Agbasiere?

<p>They have a high regard and significant roles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Igbo term "Nwa-nshi" refer to

<p>A group of ancient people (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Igbo belief, what is the relationship between good and evil?

<p>They are complementary (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Igbo belief system?

<p>Life and its continuity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, what is a key aspect of the traditional Igbo concept of beauty?

<p>Fecundity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does "Ihe oma na ihe ojoo" represent in Igbo cosmology?

<p>The duality of reality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the document, how is the Igbo concept of reality described?

<p>Dual and complementary (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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