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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) John Lander
B) Clipperton
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) Richard Lander
  • 2. 2. According to Latisosa, the Ibadan-Ijaye war was a feud among _____
A) Ibadan, Ijaye and new Oyo Atiba
B) Ibadan, Ijaye and Egba
C) Ibadan, Ijaye and Ijebu
D) Ibadan, Ijaye and Old oyo
  • 3. 3. The Kanem-Bornu empire was ruled by the _____
A) Sayf
B) Oba
C) Mai
D) Sultan
  • 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) Ekiti-parapo war
B) Egba Dahomey war
C) Ibadan-Ijaye war
D) Owu-Ife war
  • 6. 6. The documented history of Yoruba people began when ____
A) When the Oyomesi dethroned Alaafin
B) When the Alaafia died
C) When Lamurudu became the King
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) Led to the death of Alaafin
B) Opened gate of tragedy for other wars in Yorubaland
C) Led to the construction of new palace
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 be the Oyomesi
B) Who to succeed the old Oyo empire
C) Who to succeed the new Oyo atiba
D) Who to crown the Alaafin
  • 10. 10. ____ was a Scottish explore who explored the Upper Niger River around 1796
A) Richardson
B) Richard Lander
C) David Lemon
D) Mungo Park
  • 11. 11. Ghana was founded by ____ people
A) Sorunke
B) Dallama
C) Sayfawa
D) Soninke
  • 12. 12. The capital city of Ghana empire was at ____
A) Cameroon
B) Niger River
C) Kebbi Salem
D) Koumbi Saleh
  • 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) 17th
B) 13th
C) 12th
D) 15th
  • 15. 15. All the following but one is not among the reasons for the fall of Ghana empire
A) Ghana was too weak to stop anyone from taking over
B) The military was unorganized
C) The British took over the Ghana administration
D) There was one war after another
  • 16. 16. The reason for Oranmiyan and his brothers raid on their northern neighbors was _____
A) They capture their father Oduduwa
B) They insulted their father Oduduwa
C) They insulted their father Obatala
D) They attack their empire
  • 17. 17. The first Alaafin to have ascended the throne twice was _____
A) Sango
B) Abiodun
C) Ajaka
D) Oranmiyan
  • 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) 1815-1831
C) 1831-1830
D) 1821-1828
  • 20. 20. Egba Dahomey war broke out between Egba and Dahomey over ____
A) Who to crown as the King
B) Government power
C) How to make the old Oyo refugees slave
D) Territorial expansion
  • 21. 21. The first set of christian missionary to find their way down to West Africa were the ______
A) German
B) Senegalese
C) Scottish
D) Portuguese
  • 22. 22. In 1845, _____ visited Benin with the purpose to ______
A) Joa Affonso D'Aveiro, to evangelize West Africa people about Christianity
B) John Aguero, to bring Nigeria government together
C) Roman Catholics, to educate Africa about their plans
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) Baptist Mission
B) Catholic Mission
C) Apostolic 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 employ Nigerian to their various organizations
B) The eradication of inhuman practices by Africans
C) To help Africa fights bad government
D) To divide Africa into segments
  • 25. 25. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was born in the year _____
A) 1809
B) 1928
C) 1829
D) 1909
  • 26. 26. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba _____
A) Interpreter and Foreman
B) Preacher and Educationist
C) Professor and Linguist
D) Linguist, Clergyman
  • 27. 27. Where was Ajayi Crowther born ____
A) Osogbo, Oyo State
B) Osun, Osun State
C) Osogun, Oyo State
D) Atiba, Oyo State
  • 28. 28. Crowther and his family were captured by ______ in ______ year
A) Fulani herdsmen in 1835
B) Fulani Travelers in 1829
C) Fulani Slave raiders in 1821
D) Hausa Traders in 1831
  • 29. 29. Crowther was freed from slavery at a coastal port by the _____
A) Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron
B) World Slave Trade Organization Squadron
C) Loyal Navy's West Africa Squadron
D) Royal Sailor's South Africa Squadron
  • 30. 30. Fourah Bay College is a public University in the neighborhood of ______ in _____ country
A) Mount Vernon in Freetown, Sierra Leone
B) South Carolina in United States
C) San Francisco in Los Angeles, Germany
D) Mount Aureole in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • 31. 31. Fourah Bay College was founded on ______
A) 17th April, 1829
B) 18th February, 1827
C) 17th February, 1829
D) 18th April, 1827
  • 32. 32. Fourah Bay college was established by the ____
A) Anglican Missionary Society
B) West Africa Missionary Society
C) Church Missionary Society
D) Christian Association of Nigeria
  • 33. 33. Fourah Bay College was supported by the governor of Sierra Leone in person of _____
A) Richard Davidson
B) Charles MacCarthy
C) David MacCarthy
D) Charles Dorathy
  • 34. 34. The first black principal of the University was ____
A) Bishop Edward John
B) Elder David John
C) Reverend Edward Jones
D) Reverend Joseph Jones
  • 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) Internal African Trade
C) Internal American Trade
D) External Portuguese 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) Brass
B) Manila
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) Shut down communication with them
B) Command the Benin forces to attack 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) Triangular
B) Rectangular
C) Perimeter
D) Square
  • 40. 40. The slave trade existed from ____ to ____ centuries
A) 16th to 19th
B) 11th to 15th
C) 16th to 20th
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) Tobacco
C) Gold and silver mines
D) Oil milling
  • 42. 42. The major Atlantic Slave trading nations in order of trade volume were all these except ____
A) Portugal
B) Spain
C) Germany
D) Britain
  • 43. 43. The current estimation are that about _____ Africans were shipped across the Atlantic
A) 15 million to 18 million
B) 8 million to 14 million
C) 10 million to 12 million
D) 12 million to 12.8 million
  • 44. 44. All the following except one is not among the origin of Slave Trade
A) Portuguese exploration
B) European's migration
C) Triangular trade
D) European expansion
  • 45. 45. All the following except one is not an Effects of slave trade
A) Nations growth
B) Demographic impact
C) Economic consequences
D) Cultural disruption
  • 46. 46. The full meaning of NDDC is ____
A) Niger Delta Development Council
B) Niger Delta Directorates Committee
C) Niger Delta District Council
D) Niger Delta Development Commission
  • 47. 47. An organization that represents the interests of various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta is _____
A) NDDC
B) PANDEF
C) MOSOP
D) WAN
  • 48. 48. The society in the Niger Delta was organized into various _____
A) Ethnic groups
B) Pressure groups
C) Districts
D) Local government
  • 49. 49. Before the arrival of Europeans, palm oil production and trade in the Niger Delta were primarily conducted by _____
A) Community chiefs
B) Local communities
C) Government
D) Social communities
  • 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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