AIC SS 2 History Exam for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. _____ was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1832
A) Clipperton
B) Thomas Hobbes
C) John Lander
D) Richard Lander
  • 2. 2. Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that _____
A) The colonial master should educate Africans
B) The government should allow citizen participate in decision making
C) The nation should be congruent with the state
D) The British should extend their administration
  • 3. 3. The dispute that flared up as a rebel of Disagreement between 2 market women over 5 cowries was _____
A) Ekiti-parapo war
B) Owu-Ife war
C) Ibadan-Ijaye war
D) Egba Dahomey war
  • 4. 4. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1855
B) 1851
C) 1961
D) 1861
  • 5. 5. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) David Lemon
B) Richard Lander
C) Richardson
D) Mungo Park
  • 6. 6. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Cameroon
B) Niger River
C) Koumbi Saleh
D) Kebbi Salem
  • 7. 7. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Mining of iron and gold
B) Beads and metal work
C) Sculpture and painting
D) Mining of gold and crafts
  • 8. 8. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They attack their empire
B) They capture their father Oduduwa
C) They insulted their father Oduduwa
D) They insulted their father Obatala
  • 9. 9. The fall of Oyo empire include the following except ____
A) Death of the Alaafin
B) Weak leadership
C) Restive vassal states
D) Size of the empire
  • 10. 10. 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
  • 11. 11. The first set of christian missionary to find their way down to West Africa were the ______
A) Senegalese
B) Portuguese
C) German
D) Scottish
  • 12. 12. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
B) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
C) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
D) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
  • 13. 13. One of the following is the reason for the coming of the European missions to West Africa
A) To help Africa fights bad government
B) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
C) To divide Africa into segments
D) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
  • 14. 14. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1829
B) 1809
C) 1909
D) 1928
  • 15. 15. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Preacher and Educationist
B) Interpreter and Foreman
C) Professor and Linguist
D) Linguist, Clergyman
  • 16. 16. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
B) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
C) Hausa Traders in 1831
D) Fulani Travelers in 1829
  • 17. 17. 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
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 17th April, 1829
B) 18th April, 1827
C) 18th February, 1827
D) 17th February, 1829
  • 19. 19. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) Richard Davidson
B) Charles MacCarthy
C) Charles Dorathy
D) David MacCarthy
  • 20. 20. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Bishop Edward John
B) Reverend Edward Jones
C) Reverend Joseph Jones
D) Elder David John
  • 21. 21. The Benin traded in the following tropical products
A) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
B) Ship, pepper and diamond
C) Ivory, beads and clothes
D) Ivory, pepper and palm oil
  • 22. 22. 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 punished by the Oba
B) Shut down communication with them
C) Command the Benin forces to attack them
D) They were all jailed and killed by the Oba
  • 23. 23. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 11th to 15th
B) 16th to 20th
C) 16th to 19th
D) 13th to 17th
  • 24. 24. The slaves transported to the Americas were sold to work on all the following except one
A) Oil milling
B) Tobacco
C) Gold and silver mines
D) Cotton plantation
  • 25. 25. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) European's migration
B) Portuguese exploration
C) Triangular trade
D) European expansion
  • 26. 26. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
B) Niger Delta District Council
C) Niger Delta Development Council
D) Niger Delta Development Commission
  • 27. 27. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) MOSOP
B) NDDC
C) WAN
D) PANDEF
  • 28. 28. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Pressure groups
B) Local government
C) Districts
D) Ethnic groups
  • 29. 29. Before the arrival of Europeans, palm oil production and trade in the Niger Delta were primarily conducted by _____
A) Government
B) Community chiefs
C) Local communities
D) Social communities
  • 30. 30. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Influential and great politician
B) Writer and Publisher
C) Businessman and leader
D) Businessman and activist
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