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Firstly, they are given no land on which to build their church except that of the evil forest. Secondly, the gods of the Igbo fate that the Christians should die for their sacrilege in 7 market weeks or 28 days. However, none of them die.
The Osu would not initially cut their hair as they had been forbidden to, but eventually they give into the church's arguments.
The royal python is said to be killed by one of the church members, and the village decides to ostracize the Christians in response. However, Ekoli dies shortly afterwards, and the villagers decide not to molest them.
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What crises did the church in Mbanta have Things Fall Apart?
There were many crises for the church in Mbanta.Being able to meet with the leader of the tribe.Finding land on which to build a church.Being able to persuade the villagers that they would not be struck down, and that their religion was the right one.Acceptance of osu in their ranks, and the possible split that might occur within the church.The killing of the python causing the church to be ostracized.
What is a primary reason why people in Mbanta convert to Christianity?
They had been outcasts, but the church accepts them.
What did okonkwo do to the church in things fall apart?
Okonkwo burns the church in Umuofia.Before that, he mocks it, advocates for its removal in Mbanta, then settles with ostracizing it.
What does the Mbanta elders expect to happen to the missionaries when they build their church?
The elders expect that the gods will shower their wrath on the missionaries and that the Christians will be dead within a week. This is because they have built their church in the evil forest.
When the missionaries in mbanta build their church in the evil forest and they not are killed what happens?
Nothing happens, so the villagers suspect that they have special powers. The Villagers expect the missionaries to die within 7 market weeks or 28 days. When the missionaries do not die, the villagers assume that the missionaries possess special powers, and thus gain more recruits.
