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) Richard Lander
B) John Lander
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) Clipperton
  • 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) Owu-Ife war
B) Ibadan-Ijaye war
C) Ekiti-parapo war
D) Egba Dahomey 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) Mungo Park
C) Richard Lander
D) David Lemon
  • 6. 6. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Niger River
B) Cameroon
C) Koumbi Saleh
D) Kebbi Salem
  • 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 capture their father Oduduwa
B) They insulted their father Oduduwa
C) They insulted their father Obatala
D) They attack their empire
  • 9. 9. The fall of Oyo empire include the following except ____
A) Restive vassal states
B) Size of the empire
C) Death of the Alaafin
D) Weak leadership
  • 10. 10. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) How to make the old Oyo refugees slave
B) Government power
C) Territorial expansion
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) German
B) Senegalese
C) Scottish
D) Portuguese
  • 12. 12. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
B) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
C) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
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 help Africa fights bad government
B) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
C) To divide Africa into segments
D) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
  • 14. 14. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1909
B) 1928
C) 1809
D) 1829
  • 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 Travelers in 1829
B) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
C) Hausa Traders in 1831
D) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
  • 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) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
D) South Carolina in United States
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 17th February, 1829
B) 18th February, 1827
C) 17th April, 1829
D) 18th April, 1827
  • 19. 19. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) Richard Davidson
B) David MacCarthy
C) Charles Dorathy
D) Charles MacCarthy
  • 20. 20. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Bishop Edward John
B) Elder David John
C) Reverend Joseph Jones
D) Reverend Edward Jones
  • 21. 21. The Benin traded in the following tropical products
A) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
B) Ship, pepper and diamond
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) They were all jailed and killed by the Oba
C) Command the Benin forces to attack them
D) Shut down communication with them
  • 23. 23. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 11th to 15th
B) 16th to 19th
C) 13th to 17th
D) 16th to 20th
  • 24. 24. The slaves transported to the Americas were sold to work on all the following except one
A) Tobacco
B) Cotton plantation
C) Oil milling
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's migration
C) Portuguese exploration
D) European expansion
  • 26. 26. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Development Council
B) Niger Delta District Council
C) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
D) Niger Delta Development Commission
  • 27. 27. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) WAN
B) MOSOP
C) NDDC
D) PANDEF
  • 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) Government
B) Local communities
C) Social communities
D) Community chiefs
  • 30. 30. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Businessman and leader
B) Writer and Publisher
C) Businessman and activist
D) Influential and great politician
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