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