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) Richard Lander
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) Clipperton
  • 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 colonial master should educate Africans
D) The government should allow citizen participate in decision making
  • 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) Owu-Ife war
C) Ibadan-Ijaye war
D) Ekiti-parapo 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) Richard Lander
B) David Lemon
C) Mungo Park
D) Richardson
  • 6. 6. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Niger River
B) Kebbi Salem
C) Koumbi Saleh
D) Cameroon
  • 7. 7. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Mining of gold and crafts
B) Beads and metal work
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 attack their empire
B) They insulted their father Oduduwa
C) They insulted their father Obatala
D) They capture their father Oduduwa
  • 9. 9. The fall of Oyo empire include the following except ____
A) Restive vassal states
B) Weak leadership
C) Death of the Alaafin
D) Size of the empire
  • 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) Senegalese
B) German
C) Scottish
D) Portuguese
  • 12. 12. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
B) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
C) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
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 employ Nigerian to their various organizations
C) To divide Africa into segments
D) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
  • 14. 14. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1809
B) 1928
C) 1909
D) 1829
  • 15. 15. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Linguist, Clergyman
B) Interpreter and Foreman
C) Preacher and Educationist
D) Professor and Linguist
  • 16. 16. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
B) Fulani Travelers in 1829
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) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
B) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
C) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
D) South Carolina in United States
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 17th April, 1829
B) 18th April, 1827
C) 18th February, 1827
D) 17th February, 1829
  • 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) Ivory, beads and clothes
B) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
C) Ivory, pepper and palm oil
D) Ship, pepper and diamond
  • 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 all jailed and killed by the Oba
B) Shut down communication with them
C) Command the Benin forces to attack them
D) They were punished by the Oba
  • 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) Gold and silver mines
B) Oil milling
C) Tobacco
D) Cotton plantation
  • 25. 25. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) European expansion
B) Triangular trade
C) Portuguese exploration
D) European's migration
  • 26. 26. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Development Commission
B) Niger Delta Development Council
C) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
D) Niger Delta District Council
  • 27. 27. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) MOSOP
B) NDDC
C) WAN
D) PANDEF
  • 28. 28. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Pressure groups
B) Ethnic groups
C) Local government
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) Local communities
C) Community chiefs
D) Social communities
  • 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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