Question 1

What is unusual about the roadside sacrifice discovered by Clarke and his assistant?

Accepted Answer

A) It contains a Bible. 
B) It contains a piece of African gold. 
C) It contains a British military uniform. 
D) It contains a British coin. 
A) It contains a Bible. 
B) It contains a piece of African gold. 
C) It contains a British military uniform. 
D) It contains a British coin.

Question 2

What ceremony marks the start of harvest in Arrow of God?

Accepted Answer

A) Festival of the Pumpkin Leaves 
B) New Moon Feast 
C) New Yam Feast 
D) Festival of Palms 
A) Festival of the Pumpkin Leaves 
B) New Moon Feast 
C) New Yam Feast 
D) Festival of Palms

Question 3

What is the name of the church catechist in Arrow of God?

Accepted Answer

A) Moses Goodcountry 
B) John Clark 
C) John Goodcountry 
D) John Wildcountry 
A) Moses Goodcountry 
B) John Clark 
C) John Goodcountry 
D) John Wildcountry

Question 4

What does Akukalia do that leads to war with Okperi?

Accepted Answer

A) He flirts with Ebo's wife 
B) He refused to eat a Kolanut offered to him 
C) He gives the people of Okperi a Palm Frond 
D) He destroys Ebo'sIkenga 
A) He flirts with Ebo's wife 
B) He refused to eat a Kolanut offered to him 
C) He gives the people of Okperi a Palm Frond 
D) He destroys Ebo'sIkenga

Question 5

Okeke is Ezuele's ____

Accepted Answer

A) second son, a servant in the white compound 
B) Half-brother, a medicine man 
C) half-brother, a convert to the white man's religion 
D) father, a mask-carver 
A) second son, a servant in the white compound 
B) Half-brother, a medicine man 
C) half-brother, a convert to the white man's religion 
D) father, a mask-carver

Question 6

Which of Ezeulu's sons does he think is likely to replace him as high priest?

Accepted Answer

A) Obika. 
B) Matefi. 
C) Nwafo. 
D) Obiageli. 
A) Obika. 
B) Matefi. 
C) Nwafo. 
D) Obiageli.

Question 7

What action of John Wright's triggers conflict within the African workers on the road construction project?

Accepted Answer

A) He refuses to give the African workers as much of a raise as he gives the white workers. 
B) He whips Obika. 
C) He interrupts a prayer meeting. 
D) He whips Moses Unachukwu. 
A) He refuses to give the African workers as much of a raise as he gives the white workers. 
B) He whips Obika. 
C) He interrupts a prayer meeting. 
D) He whips Moses Unachukwu.

Question 8

War between Umuaro and Okperi is settled by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) white men 
B) the natives 
C) a court of law 
D) the defeat of Okperi 
A) white men 
B) the natives 
C) a court of law 
D) the defeat of Okperi

Question 9

What are the differences between how Ezeulu and Obika are treated by Tony Clarke, and how they are treated by John Nwodika?

Accepted Answer

A) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as guests: Nwodika treats them as prisoners. 
B) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as ambassadors: Nwodika treats them as invaders. 
C) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as slaves: Nwodika treats them as conquerors. 
D) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as prisoners: Nwodika treats them as guests. 
A) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as guests: Nwodika treats them as prisoners. 
B) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as ambassadors: Nwodika treats them as invaders. 
C) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as slaves: Nwodika treats them as conquerors. 
D) Clarke treats Ezeulu and Obika as prisoners: Nwodika treats them as guests.

Question 10

Who suggests to Ezeulu that he has been too hard on Obika?

Accepted Answer

A) His senior wife Ugoye. 
B) His friend Akuebue. 
C) His rival Nwaka. 
D) His eldest son Nwafo. 
A) His senior wife Ugoye. 
B) His friend Akuebue. 
C) His rival Nwaka. 
D) His eldest son Nwafo.

Question 11

Who is Okuata?

Accepted Answer

A) Akuebue's bride. 
B) Obika's bride. 
C) Ezeulu's daughter. 
D) Obika's mother. 12 gone 
A) Akuebue's bride. 
B) Obika's bride. 
C) Ezeulu's daughter. 
D) Obika's mother. 12 gone

Question 12

What is the cause of Obika's death?

Accepted Answer

A) He dies after drinking too much and over-exerting himself sexually with his wife. 
B) He dies after drinking too much and over-exerting himself in a ritual. 
C) He dies after an argument with Ezeulu and over-exerting himself in a ritual. 
D) He dies after an argument with Edogo and over-exerting himself while hunting. 
A) He dies after drinking too much and over-exerting himself sexually with his wife. 
B) He dies after drinking too much and over-exerting himself in a ritual. 
C) He dies after an argument with Ezeulu and over-exerting himself in a ritual. 
D) He dies after an argument with Edogo and over-exerting himself while hunting.

Question 13

How did Ulu come to be the chief god of Umuaro?

Accepted Answer

A) When Umuaro's six villages united into one community, Ulu himself came into being. 
B) When Ezeulu's father became high priest of Umuaro, he decreed that the namesake child of the goddess Ulu was to be the chief god of the community. 
C) When Umuaro's six villages united into one community, Ulu won a battle of several gods to claim Umuaro as his territory. 
D) When Ezeulu became high priest of Umuaro, he decreed that Ulu was to be the community's chief god. 
A) When Umuaro's six villages united into one community, Ulu himself came into being. 
B) When Ezeulu's father became high priest of Umuaro, he decreed that the namesake child of the goddess Ulu was to be the chief god of the community. 
C) When Umuaro's six villages united into one community, Ulu won a battle of several gods to claim Umuaro as his territory. 
D) When Ezeulu became high priest of Umuaro, he decreed that Ulu was to be the community's chief god.

Question 14

Arrow of God is set in

Accepted Answer

A) Tanzania 
B) Zanzibar 
C) Nigeria 
D) Zaire 
A) Tanzania 
B) Zanzibar 
C) Nigeria 
D) Zaire

Question 15

What is the name of the British Colonial policy Winterbottom is tasked with enforcing in Arrow of God

Accepted Answer

A) Direct Rule 
B) Development 
C) Protectorship 
D) Indirect Rule 
A) Direct Rule 
B) Development 
C) Protectorship 
D) Indirect Rule

Question 16

What are the differences between John Goodcountry and Moses Unachukwu?

Accepted Answer

A) Goodcountry is white and British: Unachukwu is black and African. 
B) Goodcountry is black and British: Unachukwu is black and African. 
C) Goodcountry is white and a Christian: Unachukwu is black and a Muslim. 
D) Goodcountry is white and African: Unachukwu is black and African. 
A) Goodcountry is white and British: Unachukwu is black and African. 
B) Goodcountry is black and British: Unachukwu is black and African. 
C) Goodcountry is white and a Christian: Unachukwu is black and a Muslim. 
D) Goodcountry is white and African: Unachukwu is black and African.

Question 17

Why is Ezeulu convinced that Umuaro has no rightful claim in the land dispute with Okpri?

Accepted Answer

A) Because his mother told him the land originally belonged to Okperi 
B) Because he is from Okperi and knows the land belongs to them 
C) Because his father told him the land originally belonged to Okperi 
D) Because he sold Okperi the land 
A) Because his mother told him the land originally belonged to Okperi 
B) Because he is from Okperi and knows the land belongs to them 
C) Because his father told him the land originally belonged to Okperi 
D) Because he sold Okperi the land

Question 18

Who is Wintabota?

Accepted Answer

A) Winterbottom, the head of the white colonial government 
B) An ambassador from the white colonial government to Umuaro: Wintabota is the sacred name given to him by Ezeulu. 
C) The head of the white controlled church: his actual name is Winterbottom. 
D) The head of the white colonial government: his actual name is Weatherbottom. 
A) Winterbottom, the head of the white colonial government 
B) An ambassador from the white colonial government to Umuaro: Wintabota is the sacred name given to him by Ezeulu. 
C) The head of the white controlled church: his actual name is Winterbottom. 
D) The head of the white colonial government: his actual name is Weatherbottom.

Question 19

What is the focus of the ritual performed in Chapter Seventeen?

Accepted Answer

A) Children honoring the spirits of their dead parents. 
B) Widowers honoring the spirits of their dead wives. 
C) Farmers honoring the spirits of their dead animals. 
D) Widows honoring the spirits of their dead husbands. 
A) Children honoring the spirits of their dead parents. 
B) Widowers honoring the spirits of their dead wives. 
C) Farmers honoring the spirits of their dead animals. 
D) Widows honoring the spirits of their dead husbands.

What is unusual about the roadside sacrifice discovered by Clarke and his assistant?

What ceremony marks the start of harvest in Arrow of God?

What is the name of the church catechist in Arrow of God?

What does Akukalia do that leads to war with Okperi?

Okeke is Ezuele's ____

Which of Ezeulu's sons does he think is likely to replace him as high priest?

What action of John Wright's triggers conflict within the African workers on the road construction project?

War between Umuaro and Okperi is settled by _____________.

What are the differences between how Ezeulu and Obika are treated by Tony Clarke, and how they are treated by John Nwodika?

Who suggests to Ezeulu that he has been too hard on Obika?

Who is Okuata?

What is the cause of Obika's death?

How did Ulu come to be the chief god of Umuaro?

Arrow of God is set in

What is the name of the British Colonial policy Winterbottom is tasked with enforcing in Arrow of God

What are the differences between John Goodcountry and Moses Unachukwu?

Why is Ezeulu convinced that Umuaro has no rightful claim in the land dispute with Okpri?

Who is Wintabota?

What is the focus of the ritual performed in Chapter Seventeen?

Bend in the river - V.S.Naipaul

Cry the Beloved Country - Alan Paton

The Vivisector - Patrick White

Disgrace - John Maxwell Coetzee

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Exam 2: Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe

What is unusual about the roadside sacrifice discovered by Clarke and his assistant?

What ceremony marks the start of harvest in Arrow of God?

What is the name of the church catechist in Arrow of God?

What does Akukalia do that leads to war with Okperi?

Okeke is Ezuele's ____

Which of Ezeulu's sons does he think is likely to replace him as high priest?

What action of John Wright's triggers conflict within the African workers on the road construction project?

War between Umuaro and Okperi is settled by _____________.

What are the differences between how Ezeulu and Obika are treated by Tony Clarke, and how they are treated by John Nwodika?

Who suggests to Ezeulu that he has been too hard on Obika?

Who is Okuata?

What is the cause of Obika's death?

How did Ulu come to be the chief god of Umuaro?

Arrow of God is set in

What is the name of the British Colonial policy Winterbottom is tasked with enforcing in Arrow of God

What are the differences between John Goodcountry and Moses Unachukwu?

Why is Ezeulu convinced that Umuaro has no rightful claim in the land dispute with Okpri?

Who is Wintabota?

What is the focus of the ritual performed in Chapter Seventeen?

Bend in the river - V.S.Naipaul

Cry the Beloved Country - Alan Paton

The Vivisector - Patrick White

Disgrace - John Maxwell Coetzee

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