Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

His name was Enoch and his father was the priest of the snake cult. The story went that Enoch had killed and eaten the sacred python, and that his father had cursed him.

Mr. Brown preached against such excess of zeal. Everything was possible, he told his energetic flock, but not everything was expedient. And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith.
Based on the context in which it appears, what does the word "expedient" most likely mean in this excerpt from Achebe’s Things Fall Apart?

appropriate
believable
comprehensible
fortunate

Answer 1

appropriate

Step-by-step explanation:

Expedient here most closely resembles appropriate. Another way of expressing Mr. Brown's belief is that he says everything is possible, but not everything is beneficial or practical in every circumstance.

The usual use of expediente is advantageous or convenient especially when referring to an action that is about to be taken or that could be taken in the near future.