Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he

• A. was a great military tactician
• B. learned a great deal from Napoleon
• C. employed similar tactics as Napoleon
• D. had a well trained army.

__________ was who formed the name Nigeria after the amalgamation of Southern protectorate and Northern protectorate.

• A. Lord Lugard
• B. Flora Shaw
• C. Lingard Luna
• D. Oliver Florence

The Premier of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1962 was

• A. Chief Michael Okpara
• B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
• C. Dr. Akanu Ibiam
• D. Mr. Ukpabi Asika.

A major contribution of Nigeria to ECOWAS is in the area of

• A. diplomacy
• B. funding
• C. military support
• D. provision of education.

One feature of European diplomacy in the scramble for Africa was

• A. exchanging of ambassadors among them
• B. holding Africans hostage for negotiations
• C. negotiating with African leaders for territories
• D. reconciling differences over territorial claims.

The early missionaries abandoned their work in Benin mainly because of

• A. antagonism from the Oba
• B. resistance from the people
• C. lack of resources
• D. ill health and health.

The republic of Benin was formerly known as

• A. Nguni
• B. Dahomey
• C. Zulu
• D. Rhodesia

The Native Authority Ordinance of 1916 introduced direct taxation into Yorubaland and thereby

• A. gave greater administrative and judicial responsibilities to the Oba
• B. made Yorubaland a beneficiary of British aid
• C. encouraged the appointment of more British officials
• D. involved the educated elite in colonial administration.

Britain suppressed the trans-Atlantic slave trade because

• A. there was no more market for slaves in America
• B. it had become very inhuman
• C. the Christian missions preached against it
• D. it became unfavourable to her industrial progress.

Which historical period is characterized by the emergence of written language and the invention of the wheel?

• A. Bronze Age
• B. Middle Ages
• C. Stone Age
• D. Neolithic Age