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) Clipperton
B) Thomas Hobbes
C) John Lander
D) Richard Lander
  • 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 government should allow citizen participate in decision making
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) Egba Dahomey war
C) Ekiti-parapo war
D) Ibadan-Ijaye war
  • 4. 4. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1855
B) 1861
C) 1961
D) 1851
  • 5. 5. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) Mungo Park
B) Richard Lander
C) Richardson
D) David Lemon
  • 6. 6. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Koumbi Saleh
B) Niger River
C) Kebbi Salem
D) Cameroon
  • 7. 7. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Sculpture and painting
B) Beads and metal work
C) Mining of iron and gold
D) Mining of gold and crafts
  • 8. 8. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They capture their father Oduduwa
B) They insulted their father Oduduwa
C) They attack their empire
D) They insulted their father Obatala
  • 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) Who to crown as the King
C) Government power
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) German
B) Senegalese
C) Scottish
D) Portuguese
  • 12. 12. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
B) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
C) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
D) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
  • 13. 13. One of the following is the reason for the coming of the European missions to West Africa
A) To help Africa fights bad government
B) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
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) 1829
C) 1809
D) 1928
  • 15. 15. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Professor and Linguist
B) Preacher and Educationist
C) Interpreter and Foreman
D) Linguist, Clergyman
  • 16. 16. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
B) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
C) Fulani Travelers in 1829
D) Hausa Traders in 1831
  • 17. 17. Fourah Bay College is a public University in the neighborhood of ______ in _____ country
A) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
B) South Carolina in United States
C) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
D) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 17th February, 1829
B) 17th April, 1829
C) 18th April, 1827
D) 18th February, 1827
  • 19. 19. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) Charles Dorathy
B) Richard Davidson
C) Charles MacCarthy
D) David MacCarthy
  • 20. 20. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Reverend Joseph Jones
B) Reverend Edward Jones
C) Bishop Edward John
D) Elder David John
  • 21. 21. The Benin traded in the following tropical products
A) Ship, pepper and diamond
B) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
C) Ivory, beads and clothes
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) Shut down communication with them
C) They were all jailed and killed by the Oba
D) Command the Benin forces to attack them
  • 23. 23. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 13th to 17th
B) 16th to 19th
C) 16th to 20th
D) 11th to 15th
  • 24. 24. The slaves transported to the Americas were sold to work on all the following except one
A) Cotton plantation
B) Oil milling
C) Gold and silver mines
D) Tobacco
  • 25. 25. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) Triangular trade
B) European expansion
C) European's migration
D) Portuguese exploration
  • 26. 26. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Development Council
B) Niger Delta Development Commission
C) Niger Delta District Council
D) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
  • 27. 27. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) WAN
B) MOSOP
C) PANDEF
D) NDDC
  • 28. 28. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Ethnic groups
B) Local government
C) Pressure groups
D) Districts
  • 29. 29. Before the arrival of Europeans, palm oil production and trade in the Niger Delta were primarily conducted by _____
A) Government
B) Community chiefs
C) Social communities
D) Local communities
  • 30. 30. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Businessman and leader
B) Influential and great politician
C) Businessman and activist
D) Writer and Publisher
Students who took this test also took :

Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.