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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) British encroachment into Yorubaland
C) Weakening of the central authority
D) Dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha
  • 2. The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because ______
A) They wanted to establish trade with the British
B) They wanted British protection
C) Of their quest for Western Education
D) Of their desire to accept Christianity
  • 3. The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the old Oyo were __________
A) Ibadan and Ijaye
B) Owu and Abeokuta
C) New Oyo and Ibadan
D) Ijaye and Ife
  • 4. One feature of European diplomacy in the Scramble for Africa was _______
A) Reconciling differences over territorial claims
B) Negotiating with African leaders for territories
C) Exchanging of ambassadors among them
D) Holding Africans hostage for negotiations
  • 5. King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at _________
A) Making Belgium a great colonial power
B) Carving out an empire for himself
C) Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
D) Introducing Western Education to the people
  • 6. The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of _________
A) The revolt of Afonja
B) Beacause Ajaka was sent to exile
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) Bashorun
B) Baales
C) Oyomesi
D) Obas
  • 8. The head of the Oyomesi in the old Oyo Empire was _________
A) Bashorun
B) Oba
C) Are Ona kakanfo
D) Oluwo
  • 9. A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the ______
A) Introduction of formal education
B) Introduction of new crops
C) Abolition of the slave trade
D) Training of nationalists
  • 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) Woodrow Wilson
B) Otto von Bismarck
C) Mussolini
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) Alaafin died
B) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
C) The king was sent to exile
D) Lamurudu became Alaafin
  • 14. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in the year_____
A) 1985
B) 1961
C) 1861
D) 1865
  • 15. According to Balogun of Ibadan land, the Ibadan-Ijaye war was a feud among 3 brothers who are _____, _______ and ______
A) Ibadan, Ile-ife and Abeokuta
B) The new Oyo Atiba, Owu and Ekiti
C) The new Oyo Atiba, Ibadan and Ijaye
D) Ijaye, Egba and Ibadan
  • 16. Nationalism tends to promote ______
A) The slave trade system
B) The opinion of private organization
C) The wishes of the British
D) The interest of a particular nation
  • 17. Who was the father of Yorubaland?
A) Lamurudu
B) Oduduwa
C) Obatala
D) Oranmiyan
  • 18. The history of the Yoruba people began in____
A) Oyo
B) Ibadan
C) Ilorin
D) Ile Ife
  • 19. One of these educated elites did not struggle for the Nigeria Independence
A) Herbert Macaulay
B) Nnamdi Azikwe
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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