Clan members often use maxims or _______ when they speak.
What are Proverbs?
100
The novel is set in the country now called _________.
Where is Nigeria?
100
Okonkwo is considered a famous warrior who gained his fame by throwing which character?
Who is 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 ________.
What is Convert to Christianity?
100
Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?
Who is Chinua Achebe?
200
Considered evil, _________ are often thrown away.
What are Twins?
200
Okonkwo lives in the nine villages of ___________.
Where is 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?
Who is Unoka?
200
What did Okonkwo ask his daughters to wait to do until they arrived back home to Umuofia?
What is wait to marry?
200
Which crop is a staple in the Ibo tribe?
What are Yams?
300
An ___________ is a child who repeatedly dies and is reborn.
What is an Obanjge?
300
What village was Okonkwo and his family exiled to?
Where is Mbanta?
300
Okonkwo was advised, though he did not listen, to not participate in the death of which character?
Who is Ikemefuna?
300
Enoch committed an unthinkable action that no villager had ever even imagined possible. What did he do?
What is unmask an egwugwu?
300
This food is shared during social occasions.
What is The Kola Nut?
400
_________ are humans in disguise. They represent the spirits of the ancestors.
What are the Egwugwu?
400
Where did the villagers allow the missionaries to build their church?
Where is The Evil Forest?
400
This character prefers his mother's gentle folktales to his father's violent stories.
Who is Nwoye?
400
What happens to the leaders of Umuofia when they go to see the District Commissioner for a civil, friendly meeting?
What is imprisonment? (They are soon jailed.)
400
Which sacred animal is killed by a convert?
What is the sacred, royal python?
500
Before a marriage, the _______ must be negotiated.
What is a Bride price?
500
What village was FIRST destroyed by the "white men?"
What is 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?
Who is Reverend John Smith?
500
What is ironic about the "white men" telling the Ibo people that they must allow their children to receive 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 this same thing to the Ibo people.
500
Why won't Oberika and the others touch Okonkwo's dead body?
What is a sin/taboo?
(Suicide is a grave sin in the Ibo religion. It would be taboo to touch him.)