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) Thomas Hobbes
C) John Lander
D) Clipperton
  • 2. 2. Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that _____
A) The government should allow citizen participate in decision making
B) The British should extend their administration
C) The colonial master should educate Africans
D) The nation should be congruent with the state
  • 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) Ekiti-parapo war
C) Egba Dahomey war
D) Ibadan-Ijaye war
  • 4. 4. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1861
B) 1851
C) 1961
D) 1855
  • 5. 5. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) Richardson
B) David Lemon
C) Richard Lander
D) Mungo Park
  • 6. 6. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Niger River
B) Koumbi Saleh
C) Cameroon
D) Kebbi Salem
  • 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 insulted their father Obatala
B) They insulted their father Oduduwa
C) They attack their empire
D) They capture their father Oduduwa
  • 9. 9. The fall of Oyo empire include the following except ____
A) Weak leadership
B) Restive vassal states
C) Death of the Alaafin
D) Size of the empire
  • 10. 10. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) Territorial expansion
B) Government power
C) Who to crown as the King
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) Senegalese
B) German
C) Portuguese
D) Scottish
  • 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) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
D) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
  • 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) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
C) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
D) To help Africa fights bad government
  • 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) 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 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) South Carolina in United States
B) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
C) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
D) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 18th February, 1827
B) 17th February, 1829
C) 18th April, 1827
D) 17th April, 1829
  • 19. 19. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) Charles Dorathy
B) Charles MacCarthy
C) David MacCarthy
D) Richard Davidson
  • 20. 20. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Reverend Edward Jones
B) Bishop Edward John
C) Elder David John
D) Reverend Joseph Jones
  • 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) They were punished 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 20th
C) 16th to 19th
D) 11th to 15th
  • 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) Portuguese exploration
B) European expansion
C) Triangular trade
D) European's migration
  • 26. 26. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
B) Niger Delta Development Council
C) Niger Delta Development Commission
D) Niger Delta District Council
  • 27. 27. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) PANDEF
B) NDDC
C) MOSOP
D) WAN
  • 28. 28. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Local government
B) Ethnic groups
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) Writer and Publisher
B) Businessman and activist
C) Businessman and leader
D) Influential and great politician
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