wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

King Jaja of Opobo

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Egbesu is the god of warfare who makes combat against evil. When do the Ijaw people call on Egbesu?

a)

When there is injustice in the affairs of the people.

b)

When the people are getting ready to go to war.

c)

When someone is going hunting.

2.

The major cash crops Opobo people produce are _____________________.

a)

rubber, cocoa and vegetable oil

b)

rubber, cocoa and palm produce

c)

rubber, rice and cocoa

3.

Horus was born of the union between _________ and _________

a)

Sky and Nut

b)

Geb and Earth

c)

Earth and Sky

4.

Which of these is the practice of the Ijaw people?

a)

The living do not show appreciation to the deceased since they are already dead.

b)

Before eating they take a bit of food and toss it to the ground, calling their ancestors.

c)

They always speak badly of spirits.

5.

The Ijaws revere a water spirit known as ____________

a)

Owuamapu

b)

Ogun

c)

Egbesu

6.

King Jaja of Opobo's birth town is _________ which is in the _______ part of Nigeria.

a)

Opobo, Southern

b)

Amaigbo, South Eastern

c)

Bonny, South Eastern

d)

Bonny, Southern

e)

Amaigbo, Eastern

7.

King Jaja of Opobo was born in the year _____.

a)

1281

b)

1812

c)

1821

8.

__________ was King Jaja's birth name.

a)

Jaja

b)

Mbanaso

c)

Jubo

9.

Jaja was kidnapped at the age of ________ and sold to ________.

a)

13, Chief Madu

b)

12, Chief Aliison

c)

13, Chief Allison

d)

12, Chief Madu

10.

Select ALL the adjectives that describe King Jaja.

a)

Unsuccessful trader

b)

Persistent

c)

Mean

d)

Wealthy

e)

Hard working

11.

The British colonialists arrested Jaja and took him to ________ because ________

a)

London, they hated him.

b)

Bonny, they wanted total control of the Opobo region.

c)

Anna Pepple, they wanted to keep all the profits to themselves.

d)

Ghana, they wanted total control of the Opobo region

12.

King Jaja was nicknamed "JAJA" by __________

a)

Chief Allison

b)

The British colonialists

c)

Chief Madu

d)

The people of Opobo

e)

European Merchants