JSS 2 HISTORY MID TERM EXAMINATION (30 MIN
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. The religious and political head of pre-colonial Oyo Kingdom was the (a) Alaafin (b) Arole (c) Kabiyiesi (d) Ooni (e) Oyo-mesi
2. According to yoruba traditions, Old Oyo was founded by (a) Lamurudu (b) Obatala (c) Oduduwa (d) Oranmiyan (e) Orisa Oke
3. The cradle of yoruba civilization is (a) Lamurudu (b) Obatala (c) Oduduwa (d) Orisa Oke
4. Centralised states in Nigeria include the following except (a) Benin (b) Efik (c) Ibibio (d) Ija (e) Itsekiri
5. Itsekiri Kingdom was founded by (a) Ewuare (b) Iginua (c) Obatala (d) Eweka
6. The portuguese were the first Europeans to have contact with the (a) Benin (b) Efik (c) Igbo (d) Ijaw (e) Itsekiri
7. The head of pre-colonial Itsekiri took the title of (a) Amanyanabo (b) Amokosowei (c) Olu (d) Oba (e) Obong
8. Which of the following states was Islam first introduced (a) Adamawa (b) Borno (c) Kano (d) Kastina (e) Sokoto
9. The major occupation of the Itsekiri was (a) teaching (b) fishing (c) carpentry (d) moulding 9e) farmoing
10. The council of Ijoye in the Itsekiri was made up of ___________ nobles (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 40 (e) 50
11. The Itsekiri has its headquarters at (a) Attah (b) Ektsu (c) Ode-Itsekiri (d) Olu (e) Iyasere
12. The Itsekiri traded with the portuguese in all of the following except (a) Ivory (b) salt 9c) slaves (d) kolanut (e) clothes
13. The Igala kingdom was first headed by (a) Attah Abudu (b) Attah Ayagba (c) Attah Idah (d) Attah Eweka (e) Attah Etsu
14. The council of State in the Igala kingdom is called (a) Igala Mela (b) Igala Imela (c) Idah (d) Attah Shehu
15. The emirate system emerged as aresult of the success of the fulani Jihad at the end of the war in (a) 1905 (b) 1805 (c) 1936 (d) 1945
16. _____ led the Holy war (a) Uthman Dan-Fodio (b) Abdulahi Dan Fodio (c) Bello dan-fodio (d)Waziri
17. Sokoto Caliphate wa divide into ____ (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
18. Under thew Habes Ruler in the Hausa land, the system of administration was (a) emirate (b) sarauta (c) seifawa (d) shehu
19. The head quarter of Benin Empire was (a) Benin (b) Edo (c) Ogiso (d) Eweka (e) Oba
20. The Oyo Empire had a standing army known as (a) Are (b) Eso (c) War Lord (d) Kakanfo (e) Oyo Mesi
21. The system in which the eldest son of the King succeeds his father at his demise is (a) succession (b) Primogeniture (c) Ascension (d)
Kingship
22. ______ was the first dynasty to start in Benin (a) Ogiso dynasty (b) Eweka Dynasty (c) Oba dynasty (d) Attah dynasty
23. _______ was the longest dynasty in West Africa (a) seifawa dynasty (b) shehu dynasty (c) Eweka dynasty (d) Oba dynasty (e) igala Mela
24. The founder of the Nupe Kingdom was ___ (a) Tsoedo (b) Nupeko (c) Attah (d) Gbaro
25. The Igala kingdom was headed by (a) Attah Ayagba (b) Attah Igala (c) Tsoedo (d) Nupeko (e) Idah
26. The seifawa dynasty lasted for ____ years (a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 1000 (d) 900 (e) 700
27. The Igala Mela is made up of _____ chiefs (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7 (e) 6
28. ________ settles disagreement between the Olu and the Council of Ijoye in the Itsekiri Kingdom (a) Ifa (b) Oracle (c) Ogboni (d) Oluwo
29. The Army General in the Oyo Empire was required to do one of the following when he gets defeated (a) come back home (b) commit
suicide (c) plead for mercy (d) request for more time (e) ask for more spiritual power
30. Eweka was the son of _____ (a) Oduduwa (b) Oranmiyan (c) Uzama (d) Ogiso (e) Adaken
31. The Ogiso dynasty of the Benin kingdom called thier land (a) Ogido (b) Eweka (c) Igodomido (d) Uzama (e) Benin
32. The first Ogiso of the Benin kingdom was (a) Ogiso Igodo (b) Igodomido (c) Eweka I (d) Oranmiyan (e) Oduduwa
33. Tiv oringin is traced to an ancient individual named (a) Ipusu (b) Ichongo (c) Tiv (d) Ipaven (e) Tar
34. Leadeship in Tiv Kingdom was based on the following except (a) age (b) influence (c) affluence (d) hierachy
35. ______ was the father of the Idoma tribe (a) Attah (b) Iduh (c) Tar (d) Ipusu (e) Ichongo
36. The village head of the Ibo’s was known as (a) Oba (b) Okpara (c) alafin (d) Emir (e) village leader
37. A society without a traditional ruler is regarded as a _______ society (a) useless (b) stateless (c) good (d) democratic
38. In the Ebira society, the eldest man who was given the leadership position was the (a) Amagula (b) Igabo (c) mbatsav (d) Okpala (e)
Otaru
39. Whch of the following states was Islam first introduced (a) Adamawa (b) Borno (c) Kano (d) Kastina (e) Sokoto
40. The first political party that championed the struggle towards the attainment of independence was (a) National Democratic Party (b)
National Youth movement (c) Nigerian National Democratic Party (d) Peoples Democratic Party (e) Peoples Redemption Party
SECTION B (20 MARKS)
1. State 5 characteristics of a centralised state (10 marks)
2. State 5 characteristics of a non-centralised state (10 marks)
