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