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