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