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) British encroachment into Yorubaland
D) Incursion of the jihadists
  • 2. The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because ______
A) Of their desire to accept Christianity
B) They wanted British protection
C) Of their quest for Western Education
D) They wanted to establish trade with the British
  • 3. The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the old Oyo were __________
A) Ibadan and Ijaye
B) Ijaye and Ife
C) New Oyo and Ibadan
D) Owu and Abeokuta
  • 4. One feature of European diplomacy in the Scramble for Africa was _______
A) Reconciling differences over territorial claims
B) Exchanging of ambassadors among them
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) Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
B) Introducing Western Education to the people
C) Making Belgium a great colonial power
D) Carving out an empire for himself
  • 6. The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of _________
A) Internal and External crises
B) Beacause Ajaka was sent to exile
C) The revolt of Afonja
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) Baales
B) Obas
C) Bashorun
D) Oyomesi
  • 8. The head of the Oyomesi in the old Oyo Empire was _________
A) Are Ona kakanfo
B) Bashorun
C) Oluwo
D) Oba
  • 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) Namibia
B) Mozambique
C) Ghana
D) Nigeria
  • 11. The Berlin Conference of 1884 was
    convened at the instance of ____
A) Mussolini
B) Winston Churchill
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Otto von Bismarck
  • 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 led to the construction of new Castle in Ife
D) It enhanced solidarity amongst the Yoruba people
  • 13. The documented history of Yoruba people began when ______
A) Lamurudu became Alaafin
B) Alaafin died
C) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
D) The king was sent to exile
  • 14. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in the year_____
A) 1961
B) 1861
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) The new Oyo Atiba, Owu and Ekiti
B) Ibadan, Ile-ife and Abeokuta
C) Ijaye, Egba and Ibadan
D) The new Oyo Atiba, Ibadan and Ijaye
  • 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) Lamurudu
C) Oduduwa
D) Oranmiyan
  • 18. The history of the Yoruba people began in____
A) Ilorin
B) Ile Ife
C) Oyo
D) Ibadan
  • 19. One of these educated elites did not struggle for the Nigeria Independence
A) Obafemi Awolowo
B) Nnamdi Azikwe
C) Sanni Abacha
D) Herbert Macaulay
  • 20. Who was the last king of Oyo Empire?
A) Lamidi Adeyemi 111
B) Alaafin Oluaso
C) Alaafin Sango
D) Alaafin Ladigbolu
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