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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) Thomas Hobbes
B) Richard Lander
C) Clipperton
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 Egba
C) Ibadan, Ijaye and Ijebu
D) Ibadan, Ijaye and new Oyo Atiba
  • 3. 3. The Kanem-Bornu empire was ruled by the _____
A) Sultan
B) Mai
C) Oba
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 colonial master should educate Africans
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) Ekiti-parapo war
B) Owu-Ife war
C) Ibadan-Ijaye war
D) Egba Dahomey war
  • 6. 6. The documented history of Yoruba people began when ____
A) When oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
B) When the Alaafia died
C) When Lamurudu became the King
D) When the Oyomesi dethroned Alaafin
  • 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 death of Alaafin
D) Led to the construction of new palace
  • 8. 8. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in ____
A) 1855
B) 1961
C) 1861
D) 1851
  • 9. 9. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out between Ibadan and Ijaye over _____
A) Who to crown the Alaafin
B) Who to be the Oyomesi
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) Richard Lander
C) Mungo Park
D) Richardson
  • 11. 11. Ghana was founded by ____ people
A) Sorunke
B) Sayfawa
C) Dallama
D) Soninke
  • 12. 12. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Niger River
B) Koumbi Saleh
C) Cameroon
D) Kebbi Salem
  • 13. 13. The main source of wealth for the Ghana empire was ______
A) Beads and metal work
B) Mining of gold and crafts
C) Mining of iron and gold
D) Sculpture and painting
  • 14. 14. The Ghana empire crumbled from what century?
A) 12th
B) 17th
C) 15th
D) 13th
  • 15. 15. All the following but one is not among the reasons for the fall of Ghana empire
A) There was one war after another
B) The British took over the Ghana administration
C) Ghana was too weak to stop anyone from taking over
D) The military was unorganized
  • 16. 16. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They insulted their father Obatala
B) They insulted their father Oduduwa
C) They attack their empire
D) They capture their father Oduduwa
  • 17. 17. The first Alaafin to have ascended the throne twice was _____
A) Ajaka
B) Sango
C) Oranmiyan
D) Abiodun
  • 18. 18. The fall of Oyo rooms empire include the following except ____
A) Restive vassal states
B) Death of the Alaafin
C) Size of the empire
D) Weak leadership
  • 19. 19. Owu-Ife war broke out in the year____ and ended in the year ____
A) 1920-1928
B) 1821-1828
C) 1815-1831
D) 1831-1830
  • 20. 20. 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
  • 21. 21. The first set of christian missionary to find their way down to West Africa were the ______
A) Portuguese
B) German
C) Scottish
D) Senegalese
  • 22. 22. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
B) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
C) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
D) John boa, to build Africas knowledge in technology
  • 23. 23. Some of the missionary societies sent out to West Africa include all the following except ______
A) Catholic Mission
B) Apostolic Mission
C) Baptist Mission
D) The CMS Mission
  • 24. 24. One of the following is the reason for the coming of the European missions to West Africa
A) To divide Africa into segments
B) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
C) To employ Nigerian to their various organizations
D) To help Africa fights bad government
  • 25. 25. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1909
B) 1809
C) 1928
D) 1829
  • 26. 26. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Professor and Linguist
B) Interpreter and Foreman
C) Preacher and Educationist
D) Linguist, Clergyman
  • 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) Fulani Travelers in 1829
B) Hausa Traders in 1831
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) Royal Sailor's South Africa Squadron
C) World Slave Trade Organization 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) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
C) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
D) South Carolina in United States
  • 31. 31. Fourah Bay College was founded on ______
A) 18th April, 1827
B) 17th April, 1829
C) 18th February, 1827
D) 17th February, 1829
  • 32. 32. Fourah Bay college was established by the ____
A) West Africa Missionary Society
B) Christian Association of Nigeria
C) Anglican Missionary Society
D) Church Missionary Society
  • 33. 33. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) Richard Davidson
B) Charles Dorathy
C) Charles MacCarthy
D) David MacCarthy
  • 34. 34. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Elder David John
B) Reverend Edward Jones
C) Reverend Joseph Jones
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) Internal American Trade
B) External Portuguese Trade
C) Internal African Trade
D) Crossover Nigeria Slave Trade
  • 36. 36. 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
  • 37. 37. The Portuguese were importing all the following European products except _____
A) Manila
B) Brass
C) Ivory
D) Copper
  • 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) They were punished by the Oba
C) Command the Benin forces to attack them
D) Shut down communication with them
  • 39. 39. The slave trade regularly use the _____ trade route
A) Rectangular
B) Perimeter
C) Triangular
D) Square
  • 40. 40. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 16th to 20th
B) 11th to 15th
C) 13th to 17th
D) 16th to 19th
  • 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) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Germany
D) Britain
  • 43. 43. The current estimation are that about _____ Africans were shipped across the Atlantic
A) 8 million to 14 million
B) 15 million to 18 million
C) 12 million to 12.8 million
D) 10 million to 12 million
  • 44. 44. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) European expansion
B) Triangular trade
C) Portuguese exploration
D) European's migration
  • 45. 45. All the following except one is not an Effects of slave trade
A) Demographic impact
B) Cultural disruption
C) Nations growth
D) Economic consequences
  • 46. 46. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
B) Niger Delta Development Council
C) Niger Delta Development Commission
D) Niger Delta District Council
  • 47. 47. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) NDDC
B) PANDEF
C) WAN
D) MOSOP
  • 48. 48. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Ethnic groups
B) Pressure groups
C) Local government
D) Districts
  • 49. 49. Before the arrival of Europeans, palm oil production and trade in the Niger Delta were primarily conducted by _____
A) Local communities
B) Government
C) Social communities
D) Community chiefs
  • 50. 50. After Jaja gained his freedom, he rose to become a successful ____
A) Writer and Publisher
B) Businessman and leader
C) Businessman and activist
D) Influential and great politician
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