AIC SS 2 History Exam for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. _____ was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1832
A) John Lander
B) Richard Lander
C) Clipperton
D) Thomas Hobbes
  • 2. 2. Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that _____
A) The nation should be congruent with the state
B) The colonial master should educate Africans
C) The British should extend their administration
D) The government should allow citizen participate in decision making
  • 3. 3. The dispute that flared up as a rebel of Disagreement between 2 market women over 5 cowries was _____
A) Egba Dahomey war
B) Ibadan-Ijaye war
C) Ekiti-parapo war
D) Owu-Ife war
  • 4. 4. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1855
B) 1961
C) 1851
D) 1861
  • 5. 5. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) David Lemon
B) Richard Lander
C) Richardson
D) Mungo Park
  • 6. 6. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Kebbi Salem
B) Koumbi Saleh
C) Niger River
D) Cameroon
  • 7. 7. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Beads and metal work
B) Mining of gold and crafts
C) Mining of iron and gold
D) Sculpture and painting
  • 8. 8. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They insulted their father Oduduwa
B) They insulted their father Obatala
C) They attack their empire
D) They capture their father Oduduwa
  • 9. 9. The fall of Oyo empire include the following except ____
A) Weak leadership
B) Size of the empire
C) Death of the Alaafin
D) Restive vassal states
  • 10. 10. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) Territorial expansion
B) Government power
C) Who to crown as the King
D) How to make the old Oyo refugees slave
  • 11. 11. The first set of christian missionary to find their way down to West Africa were the ______
A) Senegalese
B) Scottish
C) Portuguese
D) German
  • 12. 12. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
B) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
C) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
D) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
  • 13. 13. One of the following is the reason for the coming of the European missions to West Africa
A) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
B) To help Africa fights bad government
C) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
D) To divide Africa into segments
  • 14. 14. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1909
B) 1928
C) 1829
D) 1809
  • 15. 15. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Preacher and Educationist
B) Linguist, Clergyman
C) Interpreter and Foreman
D) Professor and Linguist
  • 16. 16. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
B) Hausa Traders in 1831
C) Fulani Travelers in 1829
D) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
  • 17. 17. Fourah Bay College is a public University in the neighborhood of ______ in _____ country
A) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
B) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
C) South Carolina in United States
D) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 18th April, 1827
B) 18th February, 1827
C) 17th February, 1829
D) 17th April, 1829
  • 19. 19. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) David MacCarthy
B) Charles MacCarthy
C) Charles Dorathy
D) Richard Davidson
  • 20. 20. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Elder David John
B) Reverend Joseph Jones
C) Bishop Edward John
D) Reverend Edward Jones
  • 21. 21. The Benin traded in the following tropical products
A) Ivory, beads and clothes
B) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
C) Ship, pepper and diamond
D) Ivory, pepper and palm oil
  • 22. 22. Not long after the Benin contact with the British in 1553, the Oba of Benin started to suspect them of having larger motives, he therefore _____
A) They were punished by the Oba
B) Command the Benin forces to attack them
C) They were all jailed and killed by the Oba
D) Shut down communication with them
  • 23. 23. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 16th to 19th
B) 13th to 17th
C) 11th to 15th
D) 16th to 20th
  • 24. 24. The slaves transported to the Americas were sold to work on all the following except one
A) Gold and silver mines
B) Cotton plantation
C) Tobacco
D) Oil milling
  • 25. 25. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) Triangular trade
B) Portuguese exploration
C) European's migration
D) European expansion
  • 26. 26. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Development Commission
B) Niger Delta District Council
C) Niger Delta Development Council
D) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
  • 27. 27. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) NDDC
B) PANDEF
C) WAN
D) MOSOP
  • 28. 28. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Local government
B) Districts
C) Ethnic groups
D) Pressure groups
  • 29. 29. Before the arrival of Europeans, palm oil production and trade in the Niger Delta were primarily conducted by _____
A) Community chiefs
B) Local communities
C) Government
D) Social communities
  • 30. 30. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Influential and great politician
B) Businessman and leader
C) Businessman and activist
D) Writer and Publisher
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