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