AIC SS 2 History Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. _____ was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1832
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) John Lander
C) Richard Lander
D) Clipperton
  • 2. 2. According to Latisosa, the Ibadan-Ijaye war was a feud among _____
A) Ibadan, Ijaye and Old oyo
B) Ibadan, Ijaye and Egba
C) Ibadan, Ijaye and Ijebu
D) Ibadan, Ijaye and new Oyo Atiba
  • 3. 3. The Kanem-Bornu empire was ruled by the _____
A) Sultan
B) Mai
C) Oba
D) Sayf
  • 4. 4. Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that _____
A) The government should allow citizen participate in decision making
B) The nation should be congruent with the state
C) The colonial master should educate Africans
D) The British should extend their administration
  • 5. 5. The dispute that flared up as a rebel of Disagreement between 2 market women over 5 cowries was _____
A) Egba Dahomey war
B) Owu-Ife war
C) Ibadan-Ijaye war
D) Ekiti-parapo war
  • 6. 6. The documented history of Yoruba people began when ____
A) When the Alaafia died
B) When oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
C) When Lamurudu became the King
D) When the Oyomesi dethroned Alaafin
  • 7. 7. The negative significance of the Owu-Ife war lies in the fact that it _____
A) Led to the construction of new palace
B) Eliminates hatred among the Yoruba people
C) Opened gate of tragedy for other wars in Yorubaland
D) Led to the death of Alaafin
  • 8. 8. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1851
B) 1861
C) 1855
D) 1961
  • 9. 9. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out between Ibadan and Ijaye over _____
A) Who to be the Oyomesi
B) Who to succeed the old Oyo empire
C) Who to crown the Alaafin
D) Who to succeed the new Oyo atiba
  • 10. 10. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) David Lemon
B) Mungo Park
C) Richardson
D) Richard Lander
  • 11. 11. Ghana was founded by ____ people
A) Dallama
B) Sorunke
C) Soninke
D) Sayfawa
  • 12. 12. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Koumbi Saleh
B) Cameroon
C) Kebbi Salem
D) Niger River
  • 13. 13. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Beads and metal work
B) Sculpture and painting
C) Mining of gold and crafts
D) Mining of iron and gold
  • 14. 14. The Ghana empire crumbled from what century?
A) 17th
B) 15th
C) 12th
D) 13th
  • 15. 15. All the following but one is not among the reasons for the fall of Ghana empire
A) There was one war after another
B) The military was unorganized
C) Ghana was too weak to stop anyone from taking over
D) The British took over the Ghana administration
  • 16. 16. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They capture their father Oduduwa
B) They insulted their father Oduduwa
C) They attack their empire
D) They insulted their father Obatala
  • 17. 17. The first Alaafin to have ascended the throne twice was _____
A) Sango
B) Abiodun
C) Oranmiyan
D) Ajaka
  • 18. 18. The fall of Oyo rooms empire include the following except ____
A) Weak leadership
B) Restive vassal states
C) Death of the Alaafin
D) Size of the empire
  • 19. 19. Owu-Ife war broke out in the year____ and ended in the year ____
A) 1920-1928
B) 1815-1831
C) 1831-1830
D) 1821-1828
  • 20. 20. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) Territorial expansion
B) Government power
C) How to make the old Oyo refugees slave
D) Who to crown as the King
  • 21. 21. The first set of christian missionary to find their way down to West Africa were the ______
A) Portuguese
B) Scottish
C) Senegalese
D) German
  • 22. 22. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
B) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
C) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
D) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
  • 23. 23. Some of the missionary societies sent out to West Africa include all the following except ______
A) Baptist Mission
B) Apostolic Mission
C) The CMS Mission
D) Catholic Mission
  • 24. 24. One of the following is the reason for the coming of the European missions to West Africa
A) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
B) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
C) To divide Africa into segments
D) To help Africa fights bad government
  • 25. 25. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1928
B) 1909
C) 1809
D) 1829
  • 26. 26. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Preacher and Educationist
B) Linguist, Clergyman
C) Interpreter and Foreman
D) Professor and Linguist
  • 27. 27. Where was Ajayi Crowther born ____
A) Osogun, Oyo State
B) Atiba, Oyo State
C) Osogbo, Oyo State
D) Osun, Osun State
  • 28. 28. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
B) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
C) Hausa Traders in 1831
D) Fulani Travelers in 1829
  • 29. 29. Crowther was freed from slavery at a coastal port by the _____
A) Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron
B) Royal Sailor's South Africa Squadron
C) Loyal Navy's West Africa Squadron
D) World Slave Trade Organization Squadron
  • 30. 30. Fourah Bay College is a public University in the neighborhood of ______ in _____ country
A) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
B) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
C) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
D) South Carolina in United States
  • 31. 31. Fourah Bay College was founded on ______
A) 17th April, 1829
B) 18th February, 1827
C) 17th February, 1829
D) 18th April, 1827
  • 32. 32. Fourah Bay college was established by the ____
A) Church Missionary Society
B) Anglican Missionary Society
C) West Africa Missionary Society
D) Christian Association of Nigeria
  • 33. 33. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) Charles Dorathy
B) Charles MacCarthy
C) David MacCarthy
D) Richard Davidson
  • 34. 34. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Reverend Edward Jones
B) Bishop Edward John
C) Elder David John
D) Reverend Joseph Jones
  • 35. 35. The first group of European travelers to reach Benin first behaved as if they were only participants in the _____
A) Crossover Nigeria Slave Trade
B) Internal African Trade
C) External Portuguese Trade
D) Internal American Trade
  • 36. 36. The Benin traded in the following tropical products
A) Ship, pepper and diamond
B) Ivory, beads and clothes
C) Ivory, pepper and palm oil
D) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
  • 37. 37. The Portuguese were importing all the following European products except _____
A) Brass
B) Manila
C) Ivory
D) Copper
  • 38. 38. Not long after the Benin contact with the British in 1553, the Oba of Benin started to suspect them of having larger motives, he therefore _____
A) They were all jailed and killed by the Oba
B) They were punished by the Oba
C) Shut down communication with them
D) Command the Benin forces to attack them
  • 39. 39. The slave trade regularly use the _____ trade route
A) Rectangular
B) Perimeter
C) Triangular
D) Square
  • 40. 40. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 11th to 15th
B) 16th to 19th
C) 16th to 20th
D) 13th to 17th
  • 41. 41. The slaves transported to the Americas were sold to work on all the following except one
A) Oil milling
B) Tobacco
C) Cotton plantation
D) Gold and silver mines
  • 42. 42. The major Atlantic Slave trading nations in order of trade volume were all these except ____
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Britain
D) Germany
  • 43. 43. The current estimation are that about _____ Africans were shipped across the Atlantic
A) 8 million to 14 million
B) 15 million to 18 million
C) 12 million to 12.8 million
D) 10 million to 12 million
  • 44. 44. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) Triangular trade
B) European's migration
C) Portuguese exploration
D) European expansion
  • 45. 45. All the following except one is not an Effects of slave trade
A) Demographic impact
B) Economic consequences
C) Nations growth
D) Cultural disruption
  • 46. 46. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
B) Niger Delta Development Commission
C) Niger Delta District Council
D) Niger Delta Development Council
  • 47. 47. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) WAN
B) NDDC
C) MOSOP
D) PANDEF
  • 48. 48. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Local government
B) Districts
C) Ethnic groups
D) Pressure groups
  • 49. 49. Before the arrival of Europeans, palm oil production and trade in the Niger Delta were primarily conducted by _____
A) Local communities
B) Social communities
C) Community chiefs
D) Government
  • 50. 50. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Writer and Publisher
B) Businessman and activist
C) Businessman and leader
D) Influential and great politician
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