Ch. 1-4 Reading Quiz (TFA)

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How did Okonkwo become famous in his community?

He had the most wives and the most children. This was taken to be a sign of prosperity

He could throw a spear farther than anyone else in the tribe. Still holds the title.  

He was a well known, successful wrestler when he was young. As an adult, he was a wealthy farmer and strong warrior

He was the only man in the village who had traveled more than one hundred miles away  from the village.

Which of the following details is NOT true about Unoka's characterization.

He constantly borrowed money that he did not repay.

He was the best musician in the clan.

He was Okonkwo’s father.

He was lazy and improvident.

The verb most associated wtih Unoka would be...

hates

fights

loves

cries

Okonkwo inherited a barn, but also a signficant amount of debt from his father.

True

False

The Umuofia village is a large tribe with at least 10,000 men.

True

False

Umuofia is revered for...

its rich soil and fertile farm land 

its beautiful women and happy wives 

its powerful war medicine and long history of victory in war

its soothsayers, prophets, and oracles who see and speak the future into being 

Why had the men of Umuofia called a meeting?

The men of Mbaino, a neighboring village, had murdered a woman of Umuofia, and the men wanted revenge.

The men in Okonkwo’s village had murdered a woman from a neighboring village, and her kinsmen wanted revenge.

The Ibo people are losing their identity as a people due to the incoming British colonial pressures. 

To plan Okonkwo's wedding and make amensd for Unoka's debts. 

What/who influenced the decisions made in Umuofia?

the ogene

the Ibo

the oracle

the harmattan

What was Okonkwo’s greatest fear and greatest passion?

weakness / to be the strongest man ever to walk this earth 

heights / to overcome the great mountain at the base of the Umuofia village

to become his father / to hate the things his father loved (or) not be unsuccessful 

to be forgotten / to make a legacy for himself (or) be a man of honor

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Question 11

02:24

Question 12

04:36

What kind of father is Okonkwo?

cruel and a fiery temper

gentle and a push-over

loving but demanding 

kind and patient

Although he speaks in a thundering, powerful voice, Okonkwo has a stammer.

True

False

Okonkwo is a recent convert to Christianity and has moved the family shrine of his personal god and ancestral spirits to a hidden place.

True

False

What upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye?

Nwoye was lazy, not ambitious.

Nwoye looked like Okonkwo’s father

Nwoye was short,and Okonkwo wanted him to be tall.

Nwoye was very belligerent and disrespectful of Ibo customs 

What did Okonkwo bring home from his trip to Mbaino?

He brought home a boy from the village, named Ikemefuna.

He brought home a new strain of yam seeds.

He brought home a new wife for himself.

He brought home a disease that rapidly spread through the village.

How did Okonkwo begin his prosperous career?

He married the daughter of a rich man and took over his farm.

He saved all of the prize money from his wrestling and used it to buy land.

He took gifts to a wealthy man in the village and asked him for yam seeds.

He stole his father’s money and used it for himself.

True or False: In the start of Okonkwo's career, he had to share-crop and he still had to support his mother, and therefore his father.

True

False

True or False: Okonkow's first farming year was a blessed year with easy planting, growing, and harvesting seasons which easily increased his wealth.

True

False

True or False: Ikemefuna at first tries to run away but over time he becomes part of the family.

True

False

True or False: Ikemefuna understands and accepts why he has been brought here to this village against his will.

True

False

What unheard of thing did Okonkwo do during the Week of Peace?

He drank wine.

He got into a fist fight with one of his neighbors.

He beat his second wife

He killed a goat and ate the meat.

True or False: Okonkwo was punished by the Priest for this crime, but only mildly by comparison to others who had broken the Week of Peace.

True

False

What item below is somethings that culturally stood for prosperity and by extention, manliness?

Hint: It is also a repeated motif in Things Fall Apart.

yams / yam seeds

a straight back 

one's fist / strong hands 

wives 

What type of agriculture is shown in these chapters?

slash and burn (a process of clearing forested or wooded land to plant a new plot of crops on freshly cleared soil) 

livestock ranching (letting livestock out to graze, and then coralling them back into pastures or enclosers) 

crop rotation (cycling different crops or cycling off crops to keep soil healthy and fertile) 

sawah (flooded fields or "paddy" used to grow wet rice)

True or False: Okonkwo does all the planting, growing, and harvesting by himself on his land.

True

False

"Yam, the king of crops, was a very exacting king. For three or four moons it demanded hard work and constant attention..."

This excerpt contains a literary device called...

alliteration 

symbolism 

allusion 

personification 

Throughout these chapters, the Ibo take pride in speaking in...

riddles

proverbs 

English idioms 

tongues

Throughout these chapters, Okonkwo is described as...

a man who [did so inwardly] .... but he was not a man to... [do so outwardly] 

a hero by his actions... but a cowardly lion in his faith... 

a farmer by trade... but not in his heart... 

a man of the people... but not this people... 

How did Okonkwo become famous in his community?

He had the most wives and the most children. This was taken to be a sign of prosperity

He could throw a spear farther than anyone else in the tribe. Still holds the title.  

He was a well known, successful wrestler when he was young. As an adult, he was a wealthy farmer and strong warrior

He was the only man in the village who had traveled more than one hundred miles away  from the village.

Which of the following details is NOT true about Unoka's characterization.

He constantly borrowed money that he did not repay.

He was the best musician in the clan.

He was Okonkwo’s father.

He was lazy and improvident.

The verb most associated wtih Unoka would be... 

hates

fights

loves

cries

Okonkwo inherited a barn, but also a signficant amount of debt from his father. 

True

False

The Umuofia village is a large tribe with at least 10,000 men. 

True

False

Umuofia is revered for... 

its rich soil and fertile farm land 

its beautiful women and happy wives 

its powerful war medicine and long history of victory in war

its soothsayers, prophets, and oracles who see and speak the future into being 

Why had the men of Umuofia called a meeting?

The men of Mbaino, a neighboring village, had murdered a woman of Umuofia, and the men wanted revenge.

The men in Okonkwo’s village had murdered a woman from a neighboring village, and her kinsmen wanted revenge.

The Ibo people are losing their identity as a people due to the incoming British colonial pressures. 

To plan Okonkwo's wedding and make amensd for Unoka's debts. 

What/who influenced the decisions made in Umuofia?

the ogene

the Ibo

the oracle

the harmattan

What was Okonkwo’s greatest fear and greatest passion?

weakness / to be the strongest man ever to walk this earth 

heights / to overcome the great mountain at the base of the Umuofia village

to become his father / to hate the things his father loved (or) not be unsuccessful 

to be forgotten / to make a legacy for himself (or) be a man of honor

Listen to the music in this video. How does it strike you? What do you notice? What is suprising or interesting to you?

Which of the following is NOT a musical instrumental mentioned in Ch. 1-4

obi

ekwe

ogene

udu

At the start of Chapter 2, how does Okonkwo feel about the sound of theogene?

he loves it because it brings back memories 

he's annoyed by the music because it disrupts his rest

he enjoys the beat, like a heartbeat in his chest

he hates it because it hurts to remember when he once played it happily 

What kind of father is Okonkwo? 

cruel and a fiery temper

gentle and a push-over

loving but demanding 

kind and patient

Although he speaks in a thundering, powerful voice, Okonkwo has a stammer. 

True

False

Okonkwo is a recent convert to Christianity and has moved the family shrine of his personal god and ancestral spirits to a hidden place. 

True

False

What upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye?

Nwoye was lazy, not ambitious.

Nwoye looked like Okonkwo’s father

Nwoye was short,and Okonkwo wanted him to be tall.

Nwoye was very belligerent and disrespectful of Ibo customs 

What did Okonkwo bring home from his trip to Mbaino?

He brought home a boy from the village, named Ikemefuna.

He brought home a new strain of yam seeds.

He brought home a new wife for himself.

He brought home a disease that rapidly spread through the village.

How did Okonkwo begin his prosperous career?

He married the daughter of a rich man and took over his farm.

He saved all of the prize money from his wrestling and used it to buy land.

He took gifts to a wealthy man in the village and asked him for yam seeds.

He stole his father’s money and used it for himself.

True or False: In the start of Okonkwo's career, he had to share-crop and he still had to support his mother, and therefore his father. 

True

False

True or False: Okonkow's first farming year was a blessed year with easy planting, growing, and harvesting seasons which easily increased his wealth. 

True

False

True or False: Ikemefuna at first tries to run away but over time he becomes part of the family. 

True

False

True or False: Ikemefuna understands and accepts why he has been brought here to this village against his will. 

True

False

What unheard of thing did Okonkwo do during the Week of Peace?

He drank wine.

He got into a fist fight with one of his neighbors.

He beat his second wife

He killed a goat and ate the meat.

True or False: Okonkwo was punished by the Priest for this crime, but only mildly by comparison to others who had broken the Week of Peace. 

True

False

What item below is somethings that culturally stood for prosperity and by extention, manliness?

Hint: It is also a repeated motif in Things Fall Apart. 

yams / yam seeds

a straight back 

one's fist / strong hands 

wives 

What type of agriculture is shown in these chapters? 

slash and burn (a process of clearing forested or wooded land to plant a new plot of crops on freshly cleared soil) 

livestock ranching (letting livestock out to graze, and then coralling them back into pastures or enclosers) 

crop rotation (cycling different crops or cycling off crops to keep soil healthy and fertile) 

sawah (flooded fields or "paddy" used to grow wet rice)

True or False: Okonkwo does all the planting, growing, and harvesting by himself on his land. 

True

False

"Yam, the king of crops, was a very exacting king. For three or four moons it demanded hard work and constant attention..." 

This excerpt contains a literary device called... 

alliteration 

symbolism 

allusion 

personification 

Throughout these chapters, the Ibo take pride in speaking in... 

riddles

proverbs 

English idioms 

tongues

Throughout these chapters, Okonkwo is described as... 

a man who [did so inwardly] .... but he was not a man to... [do so outwardly] 

a hero by his actions... but a cowardly lion in his faith... 

a farmer by trade... but not in his heart... 

a man of the people... but not this people... 

Which of the following is NOT a musical instrumental mentioned in Ch. 1-4

obi

ekwe

ogene

udu

At the start of Chapter 2, how does Okonkwo feel about the sound of theogene? 

he loves it because it brings back memories 

he's annoyed by the music because it disrupts his rest

he enjoys the beat, like a heartbeat in his chest

he hates it because it hurts to remember when he once played it happily 

Ch. 1-4 Reading Quiz (TFA)

Ch. 1-4 Reading Quiz (TFA)

How did Okonkwo become famous in his community?

Which of the following details is NOT true about Unoka's characterization.

The verb most associated wtih Unoka would be...

Okonkwo inherited a barn, but also a signficant amount of debt from his father.

The Umuofia village is a large tribe with at least 10,000 men.

Umuofia is revered for...

Why had the men of Umuofia called a meeting?

What/who influenced the decisions made in Umuofia?

What was Okonkwo’s greatest fear and greatest passion?

What kind of father is Okonkwo?

Although he speaks in a thundering, powerful voice, Okonkwo has a stammer.

Okonkwo is a recent convert to Christianity and has moved the family shrine of his personal god and ancestral spirits to a hidden place.

What upset Okonkwo most about his son, Nwoye?

What did Okonkwo bring home from his trip to Mbaino?

How did Okonkwo begin his prosperous career?

True or False: In the start of Okonkwo's career, he had to share-crop and he still had to support his mother, and therefore his father.

True or False: Okonkow's first farming year was a blessed year with easy planting, growing, and harvesting seasons which easily increased his wealth.

True or False: Ikemefuna at first tries to run away but over time he becomes part of the family.

True or False: Ikemefuna understands and accepts why he has been brought here to this village against his will.

What unheard of thing did Okonkwo do during the Week of Peace?

True or False: Okonkwo was punished by the Priest for this crime, but only mildly by comparison to others who had broken the Week of Peace.

What item below is somethings that culturally stood for prosperity and by extention, manliness?Hint: It is also a repeated motif in Things Fall Apart.

What type of agriculture is shown in these chapters?

True or False: Okonkwo does all the planting, growing, and harvesting by himself on his land.

"Yam, the king of crops, was a very exacting king. For three or four moons it demanded hard work and constant attention..." This excerpt contains a literary device called...

Throughout these chapters, the Ibo take pride in speaking in...

Throughout these chapters, Okonkwo is described as...

Listen to the music in this video. How does it strike you? What do you notice? What is suprising or interesting to you?

Which of the following is NOT a musical instrumental mentioned in Ch. 1-4

At the start of Chapter 2, how does Okonkwo feel about the sound of theogene?

What item below is somethings that culturally stood for prosperity and by extention, manliness?

Hint: It is also a repeated motif in Things Fall Apart.

"Yam, the king of crops, was a very exacting king. For three or four moons it demanded hard work and constant attention..."

This excerpt contains a literary device called...