AIC SS 2 History Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. _____ was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1832
A) Clipperton
B) Richard Lander
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) John Lander
  • 2. 2. According to Latisosa, the Ibadan-Ijaye war was a feud among _____
A) Ibadan, Ijaye and Old oyo
B) Ibadan, Ijaye and Ijebu
C) Ibadan, Ijaye and new Oyo Atiba
D) Ibadan, Ijaye and Egba
  • 3. 3. The Kanem-Bornu empire was ruled by the _____
A) Sayf
B) Sultan
C) Mai
D) Oba
  • 4. 4. Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that _____
A) The colonial master should educate Africans
B) The nation should be congruent with the state
C) The British should extend their administration
D) The government should allow citizen participate in decision making
  • 5. 5. The dispute that flared up as a rebel of Disagreement between 2 market women over 5 cowries was _____
A) Owu-Ife war
B) Ibadan-Ijaye war
C) Ekiti-parapo war
D) Egba Dahomey war
  • 6. 6. The documented history of Yoruba people began when ____
A) When the Alaafia died
B) When Lamurudu became the King
C) When the Oyomesi dethroned Alaafin
D) When oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
  • 7. 7. The negative significance of the Owu-Ife war lies in the fact that it _____
A) Opened gate of tragedy for other wars in Yorubaland
B) Led to the construction of new palace
C) Led to the death of Alaafin
D) Eliminates hatred among the Yoruba people
  • 8. 8. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1961
B) 1855
C) 1851
D) 1861
  • 9. 9. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out between Ibadan and Ijaye over _____
A) Who to succeed the new Oyo atiba
B) Who to succeed the old Oyo empire
C) Who to crown the Alaafin
D) Who to be the Oyomesi
  • 10. 10. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) Richardson
B) Mungo Park
C) Richard Lander
D) David Lemon
  • 11. 11. Ghana was founded by ____ people
A) Sorunke
B) Sayfawa
C) Soninke
D) Dallama
  • 12. 12. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Cameroon
B) Kebbi Salem
C) Niger River
D) Koumbi Saleh
  • 13. 13. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Mining of gold and crafts
B) Beads and metal work
C) Sculpture and painting
D) Mining of iron and gold
  • 14. 14. The Ghana empire crumbled from what century?
A) 17th
B) 15th
C) 13th
D) 12th
  • 15. 15. All the following but one is not among the reasons for the fall of Ghana empire
A) The British took over the Ghana administration
B) Ghana was too weak to stop anyone from taking over
C) The military was unorganized
D) There was one war after another
  • 16. 16. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They insulted their father Oduduwa
B) They insulted their father Obatala
C) They attack their empire
D) They capture their father Oduduwa
  • 17. 17. The first Alaafin to have ascended the throne twice was _____
A) Abiodun
B) Ajaka
C) Sango
D) Oranmiyan
  • 18. 18. The fall of Oyo rooms empire include the following except ____
A) Death of the Alaafin
B) Restive vassal states
C) Size of the empire
D) Weak leadership
  • 19. 19. Owu-Ife war broke out in the year____ and ended in the year ____
A) 1821-1828
B) 1920-1928
C) 1815-1831
D) 1831-1830
  • 20. 20. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) Government power
B) How to make the old Oyo refugees slave
C) Who to crown as the King
D) Territorial expansion
  • 21. 21. The first set of christian missionary to find their way down to West Africa were the ______
A) Senegalese
B) Portuguese
C) Scottish
D) German
  • 22. 22. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
B) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
C) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
D) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
  • 23. 23. Some of the missionary societies sent out to West Africa include all the following except ______
A) The CMS Mission
B) Catholic Mission
C) Apostolic Mission
D) Baptist Mission
  • 24. 24. 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
  • 25. 25. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1829
B) 1809
C) 1909
D) 1928
  • 26. 26. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Interpreter and Foreman
B) Linguist, Clergyman
C) Professor and Linguist
D) Preacher and Educationist
  • 27. 27. Where was Ajayi Crowther born ____
A) Osogun, Oyo State
B) Osogbo, Oyo State
C) Atiba, Oyo State
D) Osun, Osun State
  • 28. 28. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani Travelers in 1829
B) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
C) Hausa Traders in 1831
D) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
  • 29. 29. Crowther was freed from slavery at a coastal port by the _____
A) World Slave Trade Organization Squadron
B) Loyal Navy's West Africa 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) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
B) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
C) South Carolina in United States
D) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • 31. 31. Fourah Bay College was founded on ______
A) 17th April, 1829
B) 18th April, 1827
C) 17th February, 1829
D) 18th February, 1827
  • 32. 32. Fourah Bay college was established by the ____
A) West Africa Missionary Society
B) Church Missionary Society
C) Christian Association of Nigeria
D) Anglican Missionary Society
  • 33. 33. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) David MacCarthy
B) Charles MacCarthy
C) Charles Dorathy
D) Richard Davidson
  • 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) External Portuguese Trade
C) Internal American Trade
D) Internal African Trade
  • 36. 36. The Benin traded in the following tropical products
A) Bronze, palm oil and crude oil
B) Ivory, beads and clothes
C) Ship, pepper and diamond
D) Ivory, pepper and palm 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) Command the Benin forces to attack them
B) Shut down communication with them
C) They were all jailed and killed by the Oba
D) They were punished by the Oba
  • 39. 39. The slave trade regularly use the _____ trade route
A) Square
B) Triangular
C) Rectangular
D) Perimeter
  • 40. 40. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 16th to 20th
B) 16th to 19th
C) 11th to 15th
D) 13th to 17th
  • 41. 41. The slaves transported to the Americas were sold to work on all the following except one
A) Cotton plantation
B) Oil milling
C) Gold and silver mines
D) Tobacco
  • 42. 42. The major Atlantic Slave trading nations in order of trade volume were all these except ____
A) Britain
B) Portugal
C) Spain
D) Germany
  • 43. 43. The current estimation are that about _____ Africans were shipped across the Atlantic
A) 10 million to 12 million
B) 12 million to 12.8 million
C) 15 million to 18 million
D) 8 million to 14 million
  • 44. 44. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) Triangular trade
B) European expansion
C) Portuguese exploration
D) European's migration
  • 45. 45. All the following except one is not an Effects of slave trade
A) Nations growth
B) Cultural disruption
C) Demographic impact
D) Economic consequences
  • 46. 46. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Development Commission
B) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
C) Niger Delta District Council
D) Niger Delta Development Council
  • 47. 47. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) NDDC
B) MOSOP
C) PANDEF
D) WAN
  • 48. 48. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Local government
B) Districts
C) Ethnic groups
D) Pressure 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) Social communities
C) Local communities
D) Government
  • 50. 50. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Influential and great politician
B) Writer and Publisher
C) Businessman and activist
D) Businessman and leader
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