Culture and Traditions
Setting
Characters
Events
Miscellaneous
100

Highly revered clan elders get to dress up in special costumes to become one of these

An egwugwu

100
The novel is set in the country now called _________.
Nigeria
100
Okonkwo is considered a famous warrior who gained his fame by throwing which character?
Amalinze "the cat"
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

This god is also called the Oracle of the Caves and Hills

Agbala

200
Okonkwo lives in the nine villages of ___________.
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 to wait to do until they arrived back home to Umuofia?
Wait to marry
200
Which crop is a staple in the Igbo tribe?
Yams
300

Considered evil, _________ are often thrown away.

twins

300

What village was Okonkwo and his family exiled to?

Mbanta

300
Okonkwo was advised, though he did not listen, to not participate in the death of which character?
Ikemefuna
300
Enoch committed an unthinkable action that no villager had ever even imagined possible. What did he do?
He unmasked an egwugwu
300

This special fruit is cracked open as a sign of welcome whenever someone visits the home of another person.

The Kola Nut

400

An ___________ is a child who repeatedly dies and is reborn.

an ogbanje

400
Where did the villagers allow the missionaries to build there 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 tricked and held captive in jail

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? *Hint: He was harsh and disgusted by the tolerance given to the villagers by Mr. Brown. Who was this character?

Revered John Smith

500

This is how Ikemefuna came to live with Okonkwo and his family

A man from Ikemefuna's village kills a woman from Okonkwo's village. Ikemefuna is one of the people sacrificed to prevent war.

500
Why won't Oberika and the others touch Okonkwo's dead body?
Suicide is a grave sin in the Igbo religion. It would be taboo to touch him.
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