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. For "Nigerian tradition dictated that people marry within their tribe": The passage has "you are not even an Ibo" and the father's concern about tribe in marriage, showing tribal marriage tradition, so this applies.
2. For "The Ibo tribe was unique in that it forbade intertribal marriage": The text says "this is not peculiar to the Ibos", meaning other tribes also had such views, so this is incorrect.
3. For "Nigerian fathers encouraged their children to challenge tradition": The father (Okeke) is against intertribal marriage, following tradition, not encouraging challenge, so this is incorrect.
4. For "Tribes were losing their influence as people moved to urban areas": The line "In the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city... a joke that a person’s tribe could determine whom he married" shows urban life lessens tribal marriage influence, so this applies.
5. For "Nene’s father would probably have forbidden the intertribal marriage, just as Okeke does": The quote "If your father were alive... he would be exactly like my father" implies Nene's father would also forbid, so this applies.

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.