Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe Set 2

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This set of Commonwealth Literature Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe Set 2

Q1 | Arrow of God won the first ever
  • Jock Campbell Prize for African Writing
  • Cecil B. Rhodes Scholarship Award
  • John Reilly Award for Commonwealth Writing
  • The African Laureate Award
Answer: Jock Campbell Prize for African Writing
Q2 | War between Umuaro and Okperi is settled by _____________.
  • white men
  • the natives
  • a court of law
  • the defeat of Okperi
Answer: white men
Q3 | Arrow of God takes place in a village called
  • Igbo
  • Johannesburg
  • Okperi
  • Umuaro
Answer: Umuaro
Q4 | Which of the following men is not a priest in the novel, Cry the Beloved Country?
  • Msimangu
  • Father Vincent
  • Mr. Carmichael
  • Kumalo
Answer: Mr. Carmichael
Q5 | What money does Kumalo use for his trip to Johannesburg?
  • The money he and his wife have been saving for Absalom’s schooling
  • The money he had been saving to build a Church
  • Money given to him by Jarvis
  • Money given to him by Msimangu
Answer: The money he and his wife have been saving for Absalom’s schooling
Q6 | Why don’t black mine workers bring their families to Johannesburg?
  • Johannesburg is too dangerous for wives and children
  • Their families prefer to stay in the rural villages
  • There is no housing for the families
  • The mine workers prefer to live alone
Answer: There is no housing for the families
Q7 | Why are the village children dying in, Cry, The Beloved Country?
  • They lack milk
  • They lack bread
  • They lack medicine
  • They lack water
Answer: They lack milk
Q8 | Who orchestrates the building of Shanty Town?
  • Tomlinson
  • Dubula
  • Arthur Jarvis
  • John Kumalo
Answer: Dubula
Q9 | Why did Absalom’s wife run away from home?
  • She wanted to work by herself
  • She was pregnant and did not want anyone to find out
  • She fought with her brothers
  • Her mother drank too much and did not get along with her stepfather
Answer: Her mother drank too much and did not get along with her stepfather
Q10 | Where are Absalom and Kumalo finally reunited?
  • At the prison
  • At the mission’s house
  • In Shanty Town
  • In the courtroom
Answer: At the prison
Q11 | What is the central message of the novel, Cry, The Beloved Country?
  • Devastation
  • Hope
  • Comedic joyfulness
  • Fate of the miners
Answer: Hope
Q12 | Cry, the Beloved Country is principally about
  • man’s responsibility in society
  • superiority of men over women
  • crime and punishment in Johannesburg
  • racial discrimination in South Africa
Answer: racial discrimination in South Africa
Q13 | Who was Absalom’s lawyer?
  • Mr. Harrison
  • Mr. Carmichael
  • Father Vincent
  • James Jarvis
Answer: James Jarvis
Q14 | Why were the children dying in Paton’s novel Cry, the Beloved Country?
  • they lack water
  • they lack shelter
  • they lack medicine
  • they lack milk
Answer: they lack milk
Q15 | What happens to Gertrude at the end of the novel?
  • She commits suicide
  • She returned to Ndotsheni
  • She returns to prostitution
  • She became a nun
Answer: She returns to prostitution
Q16 | Umfundisi in Cry, the Beloved Country means
  • Goodbye
  • Parson
  • Brother
  • Judge
Answer: Parson
Q17 | Of which religion is the Rev. Kumalo a clergyman?
  • Episcopelian
  • Methodist
  • Roman Catholic
  • Anglican
Answer: Anglican
Q18 | Who is the co-defendant to Absalom Kumalo when he is awaiting trial for murder?
  • Cousin
  • Uncle
  • Brother
  • Grandfather
Answer: Uncle
Q19 | Rev. Stephen Kumalo’s brother John Kumalo’s occupation is
  • bus driver
  • lawyer
  • doctor
  • carpenter
Answer: doctor
Q20 | Stephen Kumalo goes to Johannesburg because
  • he has been summoned by the bishop of his diocese
  • he has been subpoenaed to appear in court
  • to take part in the growing protest over racial injustice
  • his sister Gertrude is sick
Answer: his sister Gertrude is sick
Q21 | Above Stephen Kumalo’s village there is a farm owned by a white family. What is this farm called?
  • White Farm
  • Animal Farm
  • High Place
  • Diepkloof
Answer: High Place
Q22 | From which European language did Afrikaans, one of the two major South African languages, develop?
  • Dutch
  • German
  • English
  • Italian
Answer: Dutch
Q23 | When James Jarvis goes through his son Arthur's possessions he notes the prevalence of a certain American president in his sons' books and writings. Which president is this?
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • George Washington
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • Thomas Jefferson
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Q24 | One of the most forceful themes of Cry the Beloved Country is Paton's pairing of the Native (black) peoples' condition with that of what?
  • the economy
  • the land
  • the sea
  • the overall welfare of tribes across the African continent
Answer: the land
Q25 | In keeping with Cry, the Beloved Country’s theme of young people leaving their villages for work or for other purposes, where do most of them end up, besides the city slums?
  • crews building the railroad
  • the mines
  • prison
  • America
Answer: the mines
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