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AIC SS 2 History 3rd CA for 2nd Term
  • 1. The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the ______
A) Dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha
B) British encroachment into Yorubaland
C) Incursion of the jihadists
D) Weakening of the central authority
  • 2. The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because ______
A) They wanted to establish trade with the British
B) They wanted British protection
C) Of their quest for Western Education
D) Of their desire to accept Christianity
  • 3. The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the old Oyo were __________
A) New Oyo and Ibadan
B) Owu and Abeokuta
C) Ijaye and Ife
D) Ibadan and Ijaye
  • 4. One feature of European diplomacy in the Scramble for Africa was _______
A) Exchanging of ambassadors among them
B) Negotiating with African leaders for territories
C) Reconciling differences over territorial claims
D) Holding Africans hostage for negotiations
  • 5. King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at _________
A) Introducing Western Education to the people
B) Carving out an empire for himself
C) Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
D) Making Belgium a great colonial power
  • 6. The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of _________
A) British presence in Yorubaland
B) Beacause Ajaka was sent to exile
C) Internal and External crises
D) The revolt of Afonja
  • 7. In the Oyo traditional political system, the Alaafin of Oyo was elected or chosen by a group known as the ________
A) Obas
B) Oyomesi
C) Bashorun
D) Baales
  • 8. The head of the Oyomesi in the old Oyo Empire was _________
A) Oba
B) Oluwo
C) Are Ona kakanfo
D) Bashorun
  • 9. A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the ______
A) Introduction of new crops
B) Abolition of the slave trade
C) Introduction of formal education
D) Training of nationalists
  • 10. Gold Coast was the former name of
    which of these countries?
A) Namibia
B) Mozambique
C) Ghana
D) Nigeria
  • 11. The Berlin Conference of 1884 was
    convened at the instance of ____
A) Otto von Bismarck
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Mussolini
D) Winston Churchill
  • 12. One of the following is the negative significance of the owu-ife war
A) It opened gate of tragedy for other wars in Yorubaland
B) It led to the construction of new Castle in Ife
C) It led to the death of the Alaafin
D) It enhanced solidarity amongst the Yoruba people
  • 13. The documented history of Yoruba people began when ______
A) Lamurudu became Alaafin
B) The king was sent to exile
C) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
D) Alaafin died
  • 14. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in the year_____
A) 1861
B) 1961
C) 1985
D) 1865
  • 15. According to Balogun of Ibadan land, the Ibadan-Ijaye war was a feud among 3 brothers who are _____, _______ and ______
A) Ibadan, Ile-ife and Abeokuta
B) Ijaye, Egba and Ibadan
C) The new Oyo Atiba, Ibadan and Ijaye
D) The new Oyo Atiba, Owu and Ekiti
  • 16. Nationalism tends to promote ______
A) The opinion of private organization
B) The wishes of the British
C) The slave trade system
D) The interest of a particular nation
  • 17. Who was the father of Yorubaland?
A) Obatala
B) Oranmiyan
C) Lamurudu
D) Oduduwa
  • 18. The history of the Yoruba people began in____
A) Oyo
B) Ibadan
C) Ile Ife
D) Ilorin
  • 19. One of these educated elites did not struggle for the Nigeria Independence
A) Herbert Macaulay
B) Sanni Abacha
C) Obafemi Awolowo
D) Nnamdi Azikwe
  • 20. Who was the last king of Oyo Empire?
A) Lamidi Adeyemi 111
B) Alaafin Ladigbolu
C) Alaafin Oluaso
D) Alaafin Sango
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