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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) British encroachment into Yorubaland
B) Weakening of the central authority
C) Dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha
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 to establish trade with the British
C) Of their quest for Western Education
D) They wanted British protection
  • 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) Exchanging of ambassadors among them
B) Holding Africans hostage for negotiations
C) Reconciling differences over territorial claims
D) Negotiating with African leaders for territories
  • 5. King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at _________
A) Making Belgium a great colonial power
B) Introducing Western Education to the people
C) Carving out an empire for himself
D) Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
  • 6. The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of _________
A) Internal and External crises
B) The revolt of Afonja
C) British presence in Yorubaland
D) Beacause Ajaka was sent to exile
  • 7. In the Oyo traditional political system, the Alaafin of Oyo was elected or chosen by a group known as the ________
A) Obas
B) Baales
C) Bashorun
D) Oyomesi
  • 8. The head of the Oyomesi in the old Oyo Empire was _________
A) Bashorun
B) Are Ona kakanfo
C) Oluwo
D) Oba
  • 9. A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the ______
A) Introduction of new crops
B) Abolition of the slave trade
C) Training of nationalists
D) Introduction of formal education
  • 10. Gold Coast was the former name of
    which of these countries?
A) Ghana
B) Nigeria
C) Mozambique
D) Namibia
  • 11. The Berlin Conference of 1884 was
    convened at the instance of ____
A) Winston Churchill
B) Otto von Bismarck
C) Mussolini
D) Woodrow Wilson
  • 12. One of the following is the negative significance of the owu-ife war
A) It opened gate of tragedy for other wars in Yorubaland
B) It enhanced solidarity amongst the Yoruba people
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) Lamurudu became Alaafin
B) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
C) The king was sent to exile
D) Alaafin died
  • 14. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in the year_____
A) 1865
B) 1961
C) 1861
D) 1985
  • 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) Ijaye, Egba and Ibadan
C) Ibadan, Ile-ife and Abeokuta
D) The new Oyo Atiba, Owu and Ekiti
  • 16. Nationalism tends to promote ______
A) The interest of a particular nation
B) The opinion of private organization
C) The wishes of the British
D) The slave trade system
  • 17. Who was the father of Yorubaland?
A) Lamurudu
B) Oranmiyan
C) Oduduwa
D) Obatala
  • 18. The history of the Yoruba people began in____
A) Ile Ife
B) Ilorin
C) Oyo
D) Ibadan
  • 19. One of these educated elites did not struggle for the Nigeria Independence
A) Nnamdi Azikwe
B) Herbert Macaulay
C) Sanni Abacha
D) Obafemi Awolowo
  • 20. Who was the last king of Oyo Empire?
A) Alaafin Oluaso
B) Alaafin Ladigbolu
C) Alaafin Sango
D) Lamidi Adeyemi 111
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