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AIC SS 2 History 3rd CA for 2nd Term - Quiz
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  • 1. The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the ______
A) Weakening of the central authority
B) British encroachment into Yorubaland
C) Dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha
D) Incursion of the jihadists
  • 2. The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because ______
A) Of their quest for Western Education
B) Of their desire to accept Christianity
C) They wanted to establish trade with the British
D) They wanted British protection
  • 3. The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the old Oyo were __________
A) Ijaye and Ife
B) Owu and Abeokuta
C) New Oyo and Ibadan
D) Ibadan and Ijaye
  • 4. One feature of European diplomacy in the Scramble for Africa was _______
A) Reconciling differences over territorial claims
B) Negotiating with African leaders for territories
C) Holding Africans hostage for negotiations
D) Exchanging of ambassadors among them
  • 5. King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at _________
A) Introducing Western Education to the people
B) Making Belgium a great colonial power
C) Carving out an empire for himself
D) Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
  • 6. The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of _________
A) Beacause Ajaka was sent to exile
B) The revolt of Afonja
C) British presence in Yorubaland
D) Internal and External crises
  • 7. In the Oyo traditional political system, the Alaafin of Oyo was elected or chosen by a group known as the ________
A) Obas
B) Baales
C) Oyomesi
D) Bashorun
  • 8. The head of the Oyomesi in the old Oyo Empire was _________
A) Oba
B) Oluwo
C) Bashorun
D) Are Ona kakanfo
  • 9. A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the ______
A) Abolition of the slave trade
B) Training of nationalists
C) Introduction of formal education
D) Introduction of new crops
  • 10. Gold Coast was the former name of
    which of these countries?
A) Namibia
B) Nigeria
C) Ghana
D) Mozambique
  • 11. The Berlin Conference of 1884 was
    convened at the instance of ____
A) Winston Churchill
B) Mussolini
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Otto von Bismarck
  • 12. One of the following is the negative significance of the owu-ife war
A) It opened gate of tragedy for other wars in Yorubaland
B) It enhanced solidarity amongst the Yoruba people
C) It led to the construction of new Castle in Ife
D) It led to the death of the Alaafin
  • 13. The documented history of Yoruba people began when ______
A) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
B) The king was sent to exile
C) Lamurudu became Alaafin
D) Alaafin died
  • 14. The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in the year_____
A) 1961
B) 1861
C) 1865
D) 1985
  • 15. According to Balogun of Ibadan land, the Ibadan-Ijaye war was a feud among 3 brothers who are _____, _______ and ______
A) Ijaye, Egba and Ibadan
B) The new Oyo Atiba, Owu and Ekiti
C) Ibadan, Ile-ife and Abeokuta
D) The new Oyo Atiba, Ibadan and Ijaye
  • 16. Nationalism tends to promote ______
A) The interest of a particular nation
B) The opinion of private organization
C) The slave trade system
D) The wishes of the British
  • 17. Who was the father of Yorubaland?
A) Lamurudu
B) Oranmiyan
C) Oduduwa
D) Obatala
  • 18. The history of the Yoruba people began in____
A) Ilorin
B) Oyo
C) Ibadan
D) Ile Ife
  • 19. One of these educated elites did not struggle for the Nigeria Independence
A) Herbert Macaulay
B) Sanni Abacha
C) Obafemi Awolowo
D) Nnamdi Azikwe
  • 20. Who was the last king of Oyo Empire?
A) Lamidi Adeyemi 111
B) Alaafin Ladigbolu
C) Alaafin Sango
D) Alaafin Oluaso
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