Free Printable JSS 1 HISTORY SECOND TERM EXAM 2022/2023

1.

The Benin people are located in ------eastern parts of the country

a)

Edo state

b)

Lagos

c)

kano

d)

ibadan

2.

Ile- Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in...

a)

Oyo state

b)

Ogun state

c)

Osun state

d)

Ondo state

3.

The Nok people are known for the production of ------

a)

farming

b)

pottery

c)

Terracotta

d)

pottery

4.

Ile- Ife is the city where the Yorubas believe was their cradle of?

a)

representation

b)

prominence

c)

population

d)

civilization

5.

The civilization of the Nok people started in of these villages.

a)

bade

b)

Ham village

c)

Gajiganna

d)

Kwarafa

6.

According to Yoruba tradition, the supreme God is___.

a)

Olodumare

b)

Obatala

c)

Oduduwa

d)

Oranmiyan

7.

The Nok culture was named after a village called----

a)

Kaduna

b)

ham

c)

Gurara

d)

Kwarafa

8.

Oduduwa is the brother of?

a)

Oranmiyan

b)

Oranmiyan

c)

Obatala

d)

Lamurudu

9.

------Were the characteristics of Ile –Ife culture?

a)

Brass

b)

Brass

c)

terracotta

d)

Naturalistic sculptural tradition stone

10.

The word “Ife” in Yoruba is___.

a)

descendants

b)

extensive

c)

expansion

d)

figurines

11.

Ile-Ife is home to one of the prestigious academic institution in West Africa called?

a)

Obafemi Awolowo University

b)

Olabisi Onabanjo University

c)

Olabisi Onabanjo University

d)

Olabisi Onabanjo University

12.

Ife culture refers to the art of?

a)

Sculpture

b)

Bronze

c)

Brass

d)

Copper

13.

Ife art has been in existence since the__.

a)

5^th century

b)

5^th century

c)

7^th century

d)

15^th century

14.

Ife culture is located in the forest area of?

a)

South- Eastern Nigeria

b)

South- southern Nigeria.

c)

South- Northern Nigeria

d)

South- western Nigeria

15.

. Which state has the Ife cultures origin

a)

Kwara state

b)

Osun state

c)

Edo state

d)

Plateau state

16.

The Study of history provides us with the following expect.

a)

make us to be afraid of trying new things

b)

Information about the past

c)

tells us about our future

d)

Gives us identity

17.

The ethnographer who visited the city of Ife took several ancient terracotta heads (Ori- Olokun) to?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Spainy has

18.

Benin was famous for its’.

a)

trading

b)

artworks

c)

farming

d)

hunting

19.

Ife is well known as the city of?

a)

301 deities

b)

201 deities

c)

401 deities

d)

501 deities

20.

Nok culture is located in--

a)

Ile-Ife

b)

Kaduna

c)

Kano

d)

Benin city

21.

The earliest Iron Age culture in West Africa is----

a)

Ife culture

b)

Nok culture

c)

Benin culture

d)

terracotta culture

22.

All the following were pre-colonial cultures in Nigeria except?

a)

lagos

b)

The Ibadan

c)

The Igbo Ukwu

23.

The British attacked Benin is----

a)

1896

b)

1898

c)

1897

d)

1899

24.

The first scientific excavation in Benin was carried out by?

a)

Leo Frobenius

b)

Thurstan Shaw

c)

Graham Connah

d)

Fred erich Engels

25.

The Itapúa festival is the celebration of----

a)

Oduduwa

b)

Obatala

c)

Olodumare

d)

Sango

26.

Who made the first Yoruba’s out of clay?

a)

Olodumare

b)

Oduduwa

c)

Obatala

d)

. Ogiso

27.

The Portuguese visited Benin in.

a)

1490

b)

1486

c)

1486

d)

1486

28.

Benin artworks were looted by the...

a)

British troops

b)

Portuguese troops

c)

American troops

d)

Italian troops

29.

Who was the German ethnographer that discovered OriOlokun at Ile-Ife in 1910?

a)

Thurstan Shaw

b)

Graham Connah

c)

Frederich Engels

d)

Leo Frobenius

30.

Ile Ife was founded around___.

a)

oduduwa

b)

obatabla

c)

orinilokun

d)

orinilokun

31.

Oduduwa is the brother of-----

a)

Sango

b)

Oranmiyan

c)

Obatala

d)

Lamurudun

32.

Edi festival is in celebration of---

a)

Majuru

b)

Moremi

c)

Maloma

d)

Madaki

33.

The word “Ife” in Yoruba is___.

a)

expansion

b)

descendants

c)

extensive

d)

figurines

34.

Ile-Ife is home to one of the prestigious academic institution in West Africa called----

a)

Obafemi Awolowo University

b)

Olabisi Onabanjo University

c)

Moshood Abiola University

d)

university of jos

35.

Ife culture refers to the art of---------

a)

lfe

b)

Osun

c)

Yoruba

d)

Oyo

36.

Ife art has been in existence since the__.

a)

6^th century

b)

5^th century

c)

7^th century

d)

8^th century

37.

Ife culture is located in the forest area of---

a)

South- southern Nigeria.

b)

South- western Nigeria

c)

South- Eastern Nigeria

d)

South- Eastern Nigeria

38.

Oranmiyan was the founder of__.

a)

Benin empire

b)

Ashanti empire

c)

Oyo empire

d)

Jukun empire

39.

The first scientific excavation in Benin was carried out by Graham Connah between ___.

a)

1964 and 1967

b)

1961 and 1964

c)

1962 and 1965

d)

1963 and 1966

40.

The ethnographer who visited the city of Ife took several ancient terracotta heads (Ori- Olokun) to---

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Spain

41.

Ife is well known as the city of-----

a)

401 deities

b)

501 deities

c)

201 deities

d)

301 deities

42.

Nok culture is located in...

a)

Ile-Ife

b)

Kaduna

c)

Kano

d)

Benin city

43.

The earliest Iron Age culture in West Africa is---

a)

Ife culture

b)

Nok culture

c)

Benin culture

d)

Benin culture

44.

All the following were pre-colonial cultures in Nigeria except-----

a)

The Igbo Ukwu

b)

The Ife

c)

The Ibadan

d)

The Benin

45.

The British attacked Benin in-------

a)

1899

b)

1896

c)

1897

d)

1897

46.

The first scientific excavation in Benin was carried out by-----

a)

Graham Connah

b)

Thurstan Shaw

c)

Frederich Engels

d)

Leo Frobenius.

47.

The Itapa festival is the celebration of..

a)

Sango

b)

Oduduwa

c)

Obatala

d)

Olodumare

48.

Who made the first Yoruba’s out of clay-----

a)

Obatala

b)

Olodumare

c)

Ogis

d)

oduduwa

49.

All are types of history source Except

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

house

d)

tertiary

50.

folklores are good examples of ----- source of history

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

journals

JSS 1 HISTORY SECOND TERM EXAM 2022/2023

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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