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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the powerful orator that informs the ten thousand men of the emergency facing the nine villages of Umuofia?
(a) Nwoye
(b) Ogbuefi Udo
(c) Okoye
(d) Ogbuefi Ezeugo

2. Why is Umuofia feared by all its neighbors?
(a) It is powerful in war and magic and has a strong war medicine called agadi-nwayi.
(b) It never tries to find a peaceful settlement before going to war.
(c) Umuofia goes to war whether the case is clear and just or not.
(d) The medicine woman curses all its enemies.

3. Who is the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, in real life?
(a) Chielo, a widow with two children
(b) Anasi, Okonkwo's first wife
(c) Noywe's mother
(d) Ekwefi, the second wife of Okonkwo

4. How does Ikemenfuna feel after three weeks of illness?
(a) He is still bitter and afraid.
(b) He gets better and is no longer afraid or sad to be in Okonkwo's home.
(c) He cries every night after his illness for his mother and sisters.
(d) He vows revenge on Okonkwo and his family.

5. How does Unoka react when Okoye asks him to repay the two hundred cowries owed to him?
(a) He offers kola nuts as repayment instead of money.
(b) He tells Okoye that he would be paid before anyone else.
(c) He promises to repay the money without delay.
(d) He bursts out laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a man who holds the ozo title forbidden to do?

2. What is the agreed upon bride-price for Akueke?

3. What does Ekwefi do after Chielo carries Ezinma away on her back?

4. Why does Okonkwo worry about his son, Nwoye?

5. How can an observer tell if a communal ceremony is only for the men of the village?

(see the answer key)

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