Things Fall Apart Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'proverb' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'?

• A traditional dish made with yam and palm oil

• A type of dance performed in the Igbo culture

• A short saying or phrase that expresses a truth or wisdom about life

• A popular festival celebrated in the village

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which word best describes the character Okonkwo?

• weak-willed

• strong-willed

• kind-hearted

• ambitious

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the word 'chi' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'?

• A type of food

• A person's personal god or spirit

• A traditional dance

• A form of currency

What does the word 'egwugwu' refer to in the novel?

• A traditional dance

• A masked ancestral spirit

• A type of food

• A mythical creature

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the word 'obanje' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'?

• A mythical creature with magical powers

• A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn

• A traditional dance performed during festivals

• A type of food commonly eaten in the Igbo culture

What does the word 'ora' represent in the novel?

• A type of fruit

• A character's name

• A type of weapon

• Magical power or energy

What does the word 'umuofia' refer to in the novel?

• A mountain

• A river

• A person's name

• A village

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the word 'ogbanje' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'?

• A traditional dance performed during harvest season

• A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn again

• A type of fruit found in the forest

• A mythical creature that brings good luck to the village

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What does the word 'egwugwu' refer to in the novel?

• A traditional dance

• A masked ancestral spirit

• A type of food

• A mythical creature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the word 'obanje' mean in the context of 'Things Fall Apart'?

• A traditional dance performed during festivals

• A type of food commonly eaten in the Igbo culture

• A mythical creature with magical powers

• A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn