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