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) Richard Lander
B) John Lander
C) Clipperton
D) Thomas Hobbes
  • 2. 2. Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that _____
A) The nation should be congruent with the state
B) The government should allow citizen participate in decision making
C) The British should extend their administration
D) The colonial master should educate Africans
  • 3. 3. The dispute that flared up as a rebel of Disagreement between 2 market women over 5 cowries was _____
A) Egba Dahomey war
B) Ekiti-parapo war
C) Owu-Ife war
D) Ibadan-Ijaye 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) Kebbi Salem
B) Niger River
C) Koumbi Saleh
D) Cameroon
  • 7. 7. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Beads and metal work
B) Mining of iron and gold
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 insulted their father Obatala
C) They capture their father Oduduwa
D) They insulted their father Oduduwa
  • 9. 9. The fall of Oyo empire include the following except ____
A) Restive vassal states
B) Size of the empire
C) Weak leadership
D) Death of the Alaafin
  • 10. 10. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) Government power
B) Territorial expansion
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) Scottish
C) German
D) Portuguese
  • 12. 12. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
B) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
C) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
D) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
  • 13. 13. One of the following is the reason for the coming of the European missions to West Africa
A) To divide Africa into segments
B) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
C) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
D) To help Africa fights bad government
  • 14. 14. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1829
B) 1809
C) 1928
D) 1909
  • 15. 15. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Linguist, Clergyman
B) Preacher and Educationist
C) Professor and Linguist
D) Interpreter and Foreman
  • 16. 16. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
B) Fulani Travelers in 1829
C) Hausa Traders in 1831
D) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
  • 17. 17. Fourah Bay College is a public University in the neighborhood of ______ in _____ country
A) South Carolina in United States
B) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
C) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
D) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
  • 18. 18 was founded on ______
A) 18th April, 1827
B) 17th April, 1829
C) 17th February, 1829
D) 18th February, 1827
  • 19. 19. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) David MacCarthy
B) Richard Davidson
C) Charles Dorathy
D) Charles MacCarthy
  • 20. 20. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Reverend Joseph Jones
B) Reverend Edward Jones
C) Bishop Edward John
D) Elder David John
  • 21. 21. The Benin traded in the following tropical products
A) Ship, pepper and diamond
B) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
C) Ivory, pepper and palm oil
D) Ivory, beads and clothes
  • 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) Shut down communication with them
B) They were punished by the Oba
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 19th
C) 16th to 20th
D) 13th to 17th
  • 24. 24. The slaves transported to the Americas were sold to work on all the following except one
A) Cotton plantation
B) Gold and silver mines
C) Oil milling
D) Tobacco
  • 25. 25. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) European expansion
B) Portuguese exploration
C) Triangular trade
D) European's migration
  • 26. 26. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta District Council
B) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
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) PANDEF
B) MOSOP
C) NDDC
D) WAN
  • 28. 28. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Local government
B) Pressure groups
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) Community chiefs
B) Government
C) Social communities
D) Local communities
  • 30. 30. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Businessman and leader
B) Influential and great politician
C) Businessman and activist
D) Writer and Publisher
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