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3RD TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

CLASS: GRADE 5                                                             SUBJECT: HISTORY  

Name: ________________________________________________________________

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Instruction: choose the appropriate option to answer each of the following questions

  1. Each of these tribe had a centralized and decentralized leadership structure except ______ (a) Yoruba (b) Hausa (c) Igbo
  2. The Yoruba’s had an absolute monarch called the _________ whose will as law (a) Alaafin (b) Aremo (c) Are ona kakanfo
  3. The seven notable or honorable councilor
  4. The Holy Jihad as fought by ________________in 1804. (a) Amina of Zaria (b) Muhammed Rumfa (c) Usman Dan Fodio.
  5. The district head in the pre – colonial Hausa/Fulani is also known as the (a) Emir (b) Hakimi (c) Alkali court.
  6. The protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated in the year ___________(a) 1899 (b) 1914 (c) 1960.
  7. Who was Nigeria’s first ever colonial master? (a) Sir John Macpherson (b) Sir Donald Cameron (c) Sir Fredrick Lugard
  8. __________ is the first indigenous president of Nigeria who ruled from 16 November 1960 – 1 October 1963 (a) Nnamdi Azikiwe (b) Obafemi Awolowo (c) Tafawa Balewa
  9. The first set of missionaries to arrive Nigeria were the ________ (a) Anglicans (b) seventh Day Adventist (c) Roman Catholics
  10. The indirect ruling system did not succeed in _____ land (a) Yoruba (b) Igbo (c) Hausa
  11. Each province was under a British official known as ________ (a) Residents (b) colonial leader (c) Governor
  12. The indirect ruling system was _________ in Yoruba western Nigeria (a) Total (b) partial (c) non-existent
  13. The famous “Aba women riot” happened in the year _______ (a) 1919 (b) 1929 (c) 1939
  14. The British made the mistake of appointing traditional rulers called ________ (a) colonial Chiefs (b) valiant chiefs (c) warrant Chiefs
  15. Who is famous for stopping the killing of twins in calabar? (a) Mary Fredrick Lugard (b) Mary Slessor (c) Cameron Diaz
  16. Someone who identifies with the nation and keenly supports its beliefs, interest is called a ______ (a) nepotist (b) tribalist (c) nationalist
  17. The founder of Nigerian nationalism is ____________ (a) Samuel Ajayi Crowder (b) Herbert Macaulay (c) Obafemi Awolowo
  18. All of these are the lessons we learnt from Herbert Macaulay except (a) Good leadership (b) Bad leadership (c) selflessness
  19. Nnamdi Azikiwe was born in the year __________ (a) 1904 (b) 1914 (c) 1960
  20. Nnamdi Azikiwe was for three years the editor of the (a) African morning post (b) Nigerian tribune (c) punch newspapers

SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS

Instruction: Answer any two (2) questions of your choice. Each question carries equal marks

1a. When the Alaafin broke the law and deserved to die, what happens?        (4 mks)

  1. How is the “Ozo” title holder selected? (3 mks)
  2. Who is the “Ala” and what kind of cases does she settle? (3 mks)

2a. State four (4) reasons why Nigeria was occupied by the British     (4mks)

2b. What is the name of the colonial master who ruled twice? (2 mks)

2c. What problem did the first set of missionaries to arrive Nigeria encounter?        (4mks)

3a. Define the term “Indirect rule”.           (3 mks)

  1. What is “Nationalism” ? (3mks)
  2. State four (4) factors that encouraged the growth of Nigerian Nationalism (4mks)

4a. Write short note on any of the following Nationalists

  1. Herbert Macaulay
  2. Nnamdi Azikiwe
  • Obafemi Awolowo (6 mks)

4b. State two (2) achievements of either of

  1. Nnamdi Azikiwe

Or

  1. Obafemi Awolowo (4 mks)