Uncover the Depths of 'Things Fall Apart' with This Quiz on Cultural Traditions...
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According to the text, what is one reason why the old man respected Okonkwo?

  • Okonkwo was a hardworking and successful man (correct)
  • Okonkwo was a kind and generous man
  • Okonkwo was a wealthy man
  • Okonkwo was a successful king

    • What did Okonkwo say to the man who contradicted him at the kindred meeting?

  • This meeting is not for you
  • You are not welcome at this meeting
  • This meeting is for men (correct)
  • You are a woman

    • According to the text, why did the oldest man present at the kindred meeting criticize Okonkwo?

  • Okonkwo was not respected by the clan
  • Okonkwo was not humble enough (correct)
  • Okonkwo was disrespectful to women
  • Okonkwo was too successful

    • According to the text, what is the consequence for breaking the Week of Peace in Umuofia?

    <p>The person is not buried and their clan is filled with evil spirits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Week of Peace in Umuofia?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What punishment did Ogbuefi Ezeudu say was given to those who broke the Peace of Ani in the past?

    <p>They were dragged on the ground through the village until they died</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Okonkwo do after the Week of Peace?

    <p>He prepared his seed-yams for planting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about Okonkwo's treatment of Ikernefuna?

    <p>Okonkwo treated Ikernefuna like a son and showed him affection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reason for Okonkwo's anger towards his youngest wife?

    <p>She went to plait her hair at her friend's house.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of Okonkwo breaking the peace during the sacred week?

    <p>He was punished by Ezeani, the priest of the earth goddess.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the attitude of Okonkwo towards showing affection?

    <p>Okonkwo believed that showing affection was a sign of weakness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what was the significance of yams in the Igbo society?

    <p>Yams were a symbol of manliness and greatness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wanted his son to be a great farmer and a great man?

    <p>Okonkwo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Okonkwo threaten to do if his son showed signs of laziness?

    <p>Strangle him with his own hands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the women protect the young tendrils of the yam plants from earth-heat?

    <p>With rings of sisal leaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which deity played the greatest role in the lives of the people of Umuofia?

    <p>Ani, the earth goddess</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Feast of the New Yam?

    <p>To honor the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the clan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the chief food in the New Yam Festival celebration?

    <p>Yam foo-foo and vegetable soup</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which child came first carrying a pot on their head?

    <p>Ikernefuna</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who consoled Obiageli and promised to buy her another pot?

    <p>Nwoye's mother</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Obiageli doing when her pot fell and broke?

    <p>Laughing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was Okonkwo specially fond of?

    <p>Ezinma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the drums in the village?

    <p>The drums are used to accompany the wrestling dance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does Ezinma call her mother by her name, Ekwefi?

    <p>It is because Ezinma is wiser than her mother.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean when Ezinma's eyelid twitches?

    <p>It means she will see something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does Ekwefi put the beak of the hen in the fire?

    <p>To make it easier to pluck the feathers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the occasion for joy throughout Umuofia?

    <p>The New Yam Festival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Okonkwo do when he found out that his second wife had cut leaves off a banana tree?

    <p>He gave her a sound beating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Okonkwo do after he nearly shot his second wife?

    <p>He threw down the gun and jumped into the barn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Okonkwo ask his ancestors to protect him and his family from?

    <p>Harm in the new year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who sat on their own stools brought there by their young sons or slaves?

    <p>The elders and grandees of the village</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the young women who desired children come to sit?

    <p>Under the silk-cotton tree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many drums were there and how were they arranged?

    <p>Seven drums arranged according to their sizes in a long wooden basket</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who did the crowd carry home shoulder high?

    <p>Okafo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Okafo do to win the wrestling match?

    <p>He raised his right leg and swung it over Ikezue's head</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the crowd do when Okafo won the wrestling match?

    <p>They burst into a thunderous roar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the third wrestling match?

    <p>One of the boys won by a quick move</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the drummers do during the break before the real matches?

    <p>They rested and drank water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was Chielo?

    <p>The priestess of Agbala</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the last match of the wrestling contest?

    <p>A match between Okafo and Ikezue</p> Signup and view all the answers

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