Clan members often use maxims or _______ when they speak.
proverbs
100
The novel is set in the country now called _________.
Nigeria
100
Okonkwo is considered a famous warrior who gained his fame by throwing Amalinze "the cat" in a ___________ ________.
wrestling match
100
It was assumed that the missionaries would be killed by the evil spirits in the Evil Forest. Instead, nothing happened to them and some of the people were so impressed that they ________.
converted
100
Who is the author of *Things Fall Apart*?
Chinua Achebe
200
Considered evil, _________ are often thrown away.
twins
200
Okonkwo lives in the nine villages of ___________, which is one of the largest groups of the Ibo people.
Umuofia
200
Considered a lazy man who died in debt, this character is responsible for making Okonkwo the successful, harsh man he is today. Who is this?
Unoka
200
What did Okonkwo ask his daughters (Ezinma and Obiageli) to wait to do until they arrived back home to Umuofia?
wait to marry
200
What do the Ibo people use for currency? (Name)
cowries
300
The "King of Crops" that is only grown by men.
yams
300
What village was Okonkwo and his family exiled to?
Mbanta
300
Okonkwo was advised by ____________ to not participate in the death of Ikemefuna, though he did not listen.
Ezuedu
300
Enoch committed an unthinkable action that no villager had ever even imagined possible. What did he do?
He unmasked an egwugwu.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What did the Ibo do in retaliation?
300
This is often consulted for guidance within the tribe.
The Oracle of the Hill and Cave
400
_________ are humans in disguise. They represent the spirits of the ancestors.
Egwugwu
400
Where did the villagers allow the missionaries to build their church?
The Evil Forest
400
This character prefers his mother's gentle folktales to his father's violent stories.
Nwoye
400
What happens to the leaders of Umuofia when they go to see the District Commissioner for a civil, friendly meeting?
They are soon jailed, starved, and beaten.
400
Which sacred animal is killed by a convert?
the sacred, royal python
500
Before a marriage, the _______ must be negotiated.
bride price
500
What village was FIRST destroyed by the "white men?"
Abame
500
Which character replaces Mr. Brown?
Reverend Smith
500
When the missionaries first spoke to the people of Mbanta, many people __________ at their interpreter's dialect.
laughed
500
Why won't Oberika and the others touch Okonkwo's dead body?
Suicide is a grave sin in the Ibo religion. It would be taboo to touch him.