Culture and Traditions
Clan members often use maxims or _______ when they speak.
Proverbs
Okonkwo is considered a famous warrior who gained his fame by throwing which character?
Amalinze "the cat"
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
Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?
Chinua Achebe
Considered evil, _________ are often thrown away.
Twins
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
What did Okonkwo ask his daughters to wait to do until they arrived back home to Umuofia?
Wait to marry
Which crop is a staple in the Ibo tribe?
Yams
An ___________ is a child who repeatedly dies and is reborn.
Ogbanje
What village were Okonkwo and his family exiled to?
Mbanta
Okonkwo was advised, though he did not listen, to not participate in the death of which character?
Ikemefuna
Enoch committed an unthinkable action that no villager had ever even imagined possible. What did he do?
He unmasked an egwugwu
This food is shared during social occasions.
The Kola Nut
_________ are humans in disguise. They represent the spirits of the ancestors.
Egwugwu
Where did the villagers allow the missionaries to build their church?
The Evil Forest
This character prefers his mother's gentle folktales to his father's violent stories.
Nwoye
What happens to the leaders of Umuofia when they go to see the District Commissioner for a civil, friendly meeting?
They are soon jailed
Which sacred animal is killed by a convert?
The sacred, royal python
What village was FIRST destroyed by the "white men?"
Abame
Which character replaces Mr. Brown? *Hint: He was disgusted by the tolerance given to the villagers by Mr. Brown. Who was this character?
Reverend Smith
What is ironic about the "white men" telling the Ibo people that they must allow their children to receive an education.
They tell them this needs to happen so no other people can come and invade them. This is ironic because the "white men" did exactly this to the Ibo people.
Why won't Oberika and the others touch Okonkwo's dead body?
Suicide is a grave sin in the tribe's religion. It would be taboo to touch him.