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) John Lander
C) Richard Lander
D) Thomas Hobbes
  • 2. 2. Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that _____
A) The British should extend their administration
B) The nation should be congruent with the state
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) Ibadan-Ijaye war
C) Ekiti-parapo war
D) Owu-Ife war
  • 4. 4. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1855
B) 1851
C) 1961
D) 1861
  • 5. 5. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) Mungo Park
B) Richardson
C) Richard Lander
D) David Lemon
  • 6. 6. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Cameroon
B) Niger River
C) Kebbi Salem
D) Koumbi Saleh
  • 7. 7. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Sculpture and painting
B) Mining of gold and crafts
C) Mining of iron and gold
D) Beads and metal work
  • 8. 8. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They insulted their father Oduduwa
B) They attack their empire
C) They capture 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) Restive vassal states
C) Weak leadership
D) Death of the Alaafin
  • 10. 10. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) How to make the old Oyo refugees slave
B) Who to crown as the King
C) Territorial expansion
D) Government power
  • 11. 11. The first set of christian missionary to find their way down to West Africa were the ______
A) German
B) Scottish
C) Senegalese
D) Portuguese
  • 12. 12. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
B) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
C) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
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 help Africa fights bad government
B) To divide Africa into segments
C) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
D) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
  • 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) Professor and Linguist
B) Interpreter and Foreman
C) Linguist, Clergyman
D) Preacher and Educationist
  • 16. 16. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
B) Fulani Travelers in 1829
C) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
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) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
C) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
D) South Carolina in United States
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 17th April, 1829
B) 17th February, 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 MacCarthy
B) Richard Davidson
C) Charles Dorathy
D) David MacCarthy
  • 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, pepper and palm oil
B) Ship, pepper and diamond
C) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
D) Ivory, beads and clothes
  • 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) 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) Oil milling
B) Gold and silver mines
C) Tobacco
D) Cotton plantation
  • 25. 25. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) European's migration
B) European expansion
C) Triangular trade
D) Portuguese exploration
  • 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) NDDC
B) PANDEF
C) WAN
D) MOSOP
  • 28. 28. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Local government
B) Pressure groups
C) Ethnic groups
D) Districts
  • 29. 29. Before the arrival of Europeans, palm oil production and trade in the Niger Delta were primarily conducted by _____
A) Local communities
B) Community chiefs
C) Social communities
D) Government
  • 30. 30. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Businessman and leader
B) Influential and great politician
C) Writer and Publisher
D) Businessman and activist
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