Question

yes. they are most unhappy if the engagement is not arranged by them. in our case its worse—you are not even an ibo.... in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city it had always seemed to her something of a joke that a persons tribe could determine whom he married.... ...and this, he added, is not peculiar to the ibos. if your father were alive and lived in the heart of ibibio - land he would be exactly like my father. —marriage is a private affair, chinua achebe how does the passage show that the father - son conflict is characteristic of the larger historical context of the story? check all that apply. ☐ nigerian tradition dictated that people marry within their tribe. ☐ the ibo tribe was unique in that it forbade intertribal marriage. ☐ nigerian fathers encouraged their children to challenge tradition. ☐ tribes were losing their influence as people moved to urban areas. ☐ nenes father would probably have forbidden the intertribal marriage, just as okeke does.

Explanation:

1. The first quote notes the father's unhappiness with a non-arranged, non-Ibo marriage, showing Nigerian tradition favored intra-tribal marriage.
2. The text explicitly states the conflict is "not peculiar to the Ibos" and gives an example of another ethnic group (Ibibio) having the same restrictive parental attitude, confirming this is a widespread historical context, not just Ibo-specific.
3. Nene's view that tribal marriage rules were a "joke" in the city reflects how urbanization weakened traditional tribal influence, a broader historical shift.

Answer:

• Nigerian tradition dictated that people marry within their tribe.
• Tribes were losing their influence as people moved to urban areas.
• Nene's father would probably have forbidden the intertribal marriage, just as Okeke does.