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AIC SS 2 History 3rd CA for 2nd Term
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  • 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) They wanted British protection
B) Of their quest for Western Education
C) Of their desire to accept Christianity
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) Owu and Abeokuta
B) Ibadan and Ijaye
C) Ijaye and Ife
D) New Oyo and Ibadan
  • 4. One feature of European diplomacy in the Scramble for Africa was _______
A) Negotiating with African leaders for territories
B) Holding Africans hostage for negotiations
C) Exchanging of ambassadors among them
D) Reconciling differences over territorial claims
  • 5. King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at _________
A) Introducing Western Education to the people
B) Making Belgium a great colonial power
C) Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
D) Carving out an empire for himself
  • 6. The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of _________
A) Beacause Ajaka was sent to exile
B) Internal and External crises
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) Obas
B) Bashorun
C) Oyomesi
D) Baales
  • 8. The head of the Oyomesi in the old Oyo Empire was _________
A) Are Ona kakanfo
B) Oba
C) Oluwo
D) Bashorun
  • 9. A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the ______
A) Introduction of formal education
B) Abolition of the slave trade
C) Training of nationalists
D) Introduction of new crops
  • 10. Gold Coast was the former name of
    which of these countries?
A) Mozambique
B) Ghana
C) Nigeria
D) Namibia
  • 11. The Berlin Conference of 1884 was
    convened at the instance of ____
A) Winston Churchill
B) Otto von Bismarck
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Mussolini
  • 12. One of the following is the negative significance of the owu-ife war
A) It enhanced solidarity amongst the Yoruba people
B) It opened gate of tragedy for other wars in Yorubaland
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) Alaafin died
B) Lamurudu became Alaafin
C) The king was sent to exile
D) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
  • 14. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in the year_____
A) 1985
B) 1865
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) The new Oyo Atiba, Owu and Ekiti
C) Ijaye, Egba and Ibadan
D) Ibadan, Ile-ife and Abeokuta
  • 16. Nationalism tends to promote ______
A) The wishes of the British
B) The opinion of private organization
C) The slave trade system
D) The interest of a particular nation
  • 17. Who was the father of Yorubaland?
A) Lamurudu
B) Obatala
C) Oranmiyan
D) Oduduwa
  • 18. The history of the Yoruba people began in____
A) Ile Ife
B) Ibadan
C) Ilorin
D) Oyo
  • 19. One of these educated elites did not struggle for the Nigeria Independence
A) Obafemi Awolowo
B) Herbert Macaulay
C) Sanni Abacha
D) Nnamdi Azikwe
  • 20. Who was the last king of Oyo Empire?
A) Alaafin Ladigbolu
B) Lamidi Adeyemi 111
C) Alaafin Sango
D) Alaafin Oluaso
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