Poisonwood Bible: Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
Nathan serves as the embodiment of ___ in the novel.

Western hubris
God's omnipotence
Western generosity
Intellectualism

2 of 5
What is presented as a spiritual antidote to the sin of the West?

Christianity
Pantheism
Books
War

3 of 5
What or who represents different answers to the question, "How should we live with the burden of guilt"?

Ruth May
The Congo
Nathan
Each narrator

4 of 5
Which motif is used to underscore ideas of cultural arrogance and understanding?

Light and Dark
Vision
Language as Revelatory
The Demonstration Garden

5 of 5
Who or what serves as a symbol for the doomed Republic of Congo?

Brother Fowles
Methuselah
Nathan
The poisonwood tree

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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
Nathan serves as the embodiment of ___ in the novel.

2 of 5
What is presented as a spiritual antidote to the sin of the West?

3 of 5
What or who represents different answers to the question, "How should we live with the burden of guilt"?

4 of 5
Which motif is used to underscore ideas of cultural arrogance and understanding?

5 of 5
Who or what serves as a symbol for the doomed Republic of Congo?

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1 of 5 Nathan serves as the embodiment of ___ in the novel.

2 of 5 What is presented as a spiritual antidote to the sin of the West?

3 of 5 What or who represents different answers to the question, "How should we live with the burden of guilt"?

4 of 5 Which motif is used to underscore ideas of cultural arrogance and understanding?

5 of 5 Who or what serves as a symbol for the doomed Republic of Congo?

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1 of 5
Nathan serves as the embodiment of ___ in the novel.

2 of 5
What is presented as a spiritual antidote to the sin of the West?

3 of 5
What or who represents different answers to the question, "How should we live with the burden of guilt"?

4 of 5
Which motif is used to underscore ideas of cultural arrogance and understanding?

5 of 5
Who or what serves as a symbol for the doomed Republic of Congo?