Things Fall Apart Open Note Test
Directions: Use our notes to find the correct word to complete the statement.
1. Chinua Achebe took the title of Things Fall Apart from the poem _______________ by W.B. Yeats.
2. TFA was published in_______________ and it was written in English. This was the first book in a series of_______________ books about the same region of Africa.
3. TFA is set in_______________ and the fictional village is called_______________. .
4. Set at the end of the_______________ , the village is primarily_______________; this is why yams are used as currency.
5. List two themes:_______________ and _______________.
6. Achebe has been called “_______________.”
7. It is important to know about the author because if the reader does not know the_______________ they cannot understand the significance of the book.
8. Colonization means that European countries began to seize _______________ in Africa despite the indigenous people’s desires.
9. Africa was known as the_______________ because westerners had no way to learn about Africa, so they assumed it was uncivilized and savage.
10. Achebe writes about the Igbo people to overturn the view of Africans as savages which is presented in several books, including Conrad’s_______________ .
11. Achebe is trying to provide a fair and accurate depiction of African people. He wants to show the _______________ and richness of the Igbo culture.
12. To win a fight one wrestler must place his opponents _______________ on the ground.
13. The Ibo culture use _________________ as food, a sense of honor, and currency.
14. The _____________ helps build suspense during and in-between fights. Fights begin when one person enters the arena raising his hands attempting to _____________ a person to a fight.
15. __________ is a member of the _________ people in the village ___________ located in the country of _____________ in the late _____________.
16. Okonkwo will do anything to be different from his _____________, who was considered weak and died in disgrace.
17. ____________ missionaries arrive—determined to change the Ibo way of life.
Directions: Use our notes to find the correct multiple choice answer. Legibly write the letter for your answer.
18. One of Chinua Achebe’s goals was to…
A. become a successful published writer in America
B. assist with his country’s gaining independence from Britain
C. free his Nigerian people from British slavery
D. become a political leader
19. Westerners saw Africa as the “Dark Continent” and that Africans were…
A. slaves
B. inhuman
C. savages
D. illiterate
20. Per your notes, which other countries colonized in Africa? (select all that apply)
A. Germany
B. America
C. Canada
D. Montreal
E. Italy
F. Spain
G. Belgium
H. Russia
21. Chinua Achebe was known as…
A. The Father of African Literature
B. The Leader of African Literature
C. The Father of Nigerian Freedom
D. The Father of Nigerian Liberation
22. Some themes that will be unveiled in Things Fall Apart are…(select all that apply)
A. Masculinity vs. femininity
B. Tradition vs. change and how that affects identity
C. Community and individual
D. Language
23. The poem is entitled “The Second Coming.” What is the “rough beast” approaching Bethlehem?
A. a metaphorical knight in shining armor
B. a creature made by god
C. a menacing spirit sent to help fight evil
D. a metaphorical monster to end the world
24. One mood of the poem “The Second Coming” would be…
A. haunting
B. naïve
C. unrealistic
D. unsatisfied
25. Shocking words describing the sphinx would be…
A. shadows and birds
B. blank and pitiless
C. moving and thighs
D. gaze and slow
Directions: Use our notes to find the correct true or false answer. Legibly write the letter T or F your answer.
26. Things Fall Apart is a real story about the Ibo culture in a village called Umuofia.
27. Nigeria was created by many Western countries like Italy and France.
28. Things Fall Apart takes place in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
29. The first copies of Things Fall Apart were written in the Nigerian language Igbo.
30. The locust is a Igbo delicacy!
1. Chinua Achebe took the title of Things Fall Apart from the poem _______________ by W.B. Yeats.
2. TFA was published in_______________ and it was written in English. This was the first book in a series of_______________ books about the same region of Africa.
3. TFA is set in_______________ and the fictional village is called_______________. .
4. Set at the end of the_______________ , the village is primarily_______________; this is why yams are used as currency.
5. List two themes:_______________ and _______________.
6. Achebe has been called “_______________.”
7. It is important to know about the author because if the reader does not know the_______________ they cannot understand the significance of the book.
8. Colonization means that European countries began to seize _______________ in Africa despite the indigenous people’s desires.
9. Africa was known as the_______________ because westerners had no way to learn about Africa, so they assumed it was uncivilized and savage.
10. Achebe writes about the Igbo people to overturn the view of Africans as savages which is presented in several books, including Conrad’s_______________ .
11. Achebe is trying to provide a fair and accurate depiction of African people. He wants to show the _______________ and richness of the Igbo culture.
12. To win a fight one wrestler must place his opponents _______________ on the ground.
13. The Ibo culture use _________________ as food, a sense of honor, and currency.
14. The _____________ helps build suspense during and in-between fights. Fights begin when one person enters the arena raising his hands attempting to _____________ a person to a fight.
15. __________ is a member of the _________ people in the village ___________ located in the country of _____________ in the late _____________.
16. Okonkwo will do anything to be different from his _____________, who was considered weak and died in disgrace.
17. ____________ missionaries arrive—determined to change the Ibo way of life.
Directions: Use our notes to find the correct multiple choice answer. Legibly write the letter for your answer.
18. One of Chinua Achebe’s goals was to…
A. become a successful published writer in America
B. assist with his country’s gaining independence from Britain
C. free his Nigerian people from British slavery
D. become a political leader
19. Westerners saw Africa as the “Dark Continent” and that Africans were…
A. slaves
B. inhuman
C. savages
D. illiterate
20. Per your notes, which other countries colonized in Africa? (select all that apply)
A. Germany
B. America
C. Canada
D. Montreal
E. Italy
F. Spain
G. Belgium
H. Russia
21. Chinua Achebe was known as…
A. The Father of African Literature
B. The Leader of African Literature
C. The Father of Nigerian Freedom
D. The Father of Nigerian Liberation
22. Some themes that will be unveiled in Things Fall Apart are…(select all that apply)
A. Masculinity vs. femininity
B. Tradition vs. change and how that affects identity
C. Community and individual
D. Language
23. The poem is entitled “The Second Coming.” What is the “rough beast” approaching Bethlehem?
A. a metaphorical knight in shining armor
B. a creature made by god
C. a menacing spirit sent to help fight evil
D. a metaphorical monster to end the world
24. One mood of the poem “The Second Coming” would be…
A. haunting
B. naïve
C. unrealistic
D. unsatisfied
25. Shocking words describing the sphinx would be…
A. shadows and birds
B. blank and pitiless
C. moving and thighs
D. gaze and slow
Directions: Use our notes to find the correct true or false answer. Legibly write the letter T or F your answer.
26. Things Fall Apart is a real story about the Ibo culture in a village called Umuofia.
27. Nigeria was created by many Western countries like Italy and France.
28. Things Fall Apart takes place in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
29. The first copies of Things Fall Apart were written in the Nigerian language Igbo.
30. The locust is a Igbo delicacy!