THE LORD F HOST SCHOOLS

JSS1 ( 3rd term )

History
OBJECTIVES

Instruction: From the options lettered A-D, choose the letter that is most
appropriate for the following questions. Answer all the questions.
1. One of these is not the feature of primary sources of history (a) Archival materials (b) folklores (c)
biographies (d) oral tradition

2. Example of secondary sources of history is (a) Governmental publication (b) archival materials (c)
Memoranda (d) bulletin

3. The significance of igbo-ukwu culture in Nigeria History is that (a) the culture has a historical and
cultural importance for Igbo and Nigeria as a whole (b) the culture has historical value for entire Igbo
only (c) the inhabitants of Igbo did not have a metal working art that flourished as early as 9th century
(d) the culture has no cultural value

4. Ife culture is relevant because of the following EXCEPT (a) Ife artworks promote Nigeria image as
birth place of African art (b) ife culture reflected that intergroup relation among Nigeria tribes occured
before the advent of European (c) ife culture was borrowed from outside the country (d) it reflected
the architectural pattern in pre-colonial Nigeria

5. History as a subject borrowed from the following discipline EXPECT (a) archaeology (b)
anthropology (c) fictional books (d) Geography

6. History is studied for the following reasons EXCEPT (a) research purposes only (b) entertainment
purpose only (c) historical writing (d) investigate into the past for the benefits of the present
population

7. The real life stories and customs of community passed on by word of mouth is ------ (a) tales (b)
fiction (c) folklores (d) archival materials

8. Oyo Empire was situated in (a) savannah (b) forest (c) swampy area (d) desert

9. Igbo-ukwu is situated at (a) 5.02 latitude and 6.08 longitude with 209 above the sea (b) 6.02 latitude
and 7.02 longitude with elevation of 350 above the sea (c) 7.06 latitude with elevation of 3.09 above
the sea (d) none of the above
10. One of these is odd (a) History is the aggregate past traditions (b) history is the study of dead past
(c) history is the handing down of traditions from one generation to another (d) history is the study of
the past in order to know the worth of the past and solve present problems

11. The special assistant to Alaafia of Oyo on religious affairs during pre-colonial era was (a) Bashorun
(b) ona Efa (c) Osi Efa (d) Otun Efa

12. History can have access to historical facts through (a) fictional books (b) imagination (c) tales (d)
Wikipedia

13. Benin learned the art of Bronze casting from (a) Ife art (b) igbo-ukwu (c) Nok (d) None of the above

14. The expert of history is called ---- (a) historian (b) historical narrator (c) historical writer (d) record
keeper

15. One of these is not characteristic of Benin culture (a) artificial in nature (b) bronze, brass and
terracotten (c) cirr perdue (d) religious cult

16. All of the following are features of story-telling EXPECT (a) fiction (b) non-fiction (c) amusement
(d) entertainment

17. The means or processed through which historican gather information for education purpose are
(a) historical method (b) sources of history (c) Historical fact (d) monuments evidence

18. Account of someone's life written by another person is called ------ (a) monograph (b)
autobiographies (c) atlas (d) biographies

19. Information gathered directly about people events and places are ----- (a) secondary sources (b)
primary sources (c) tertiary sources (d) All of the above

20. A collection of articles that is published regularly throughout the year and present the most recent
research (a) journal articles (b) Government publication (c) thesis (d) textbook

21. Students project is example of ------ (a) secondary sources (b) primary sources (c) tertiary sources
(d) A and C

22. Which of these is not true about History? (a) the nation which has no sense of history suffer (b)
history is introduced as a means of national consciousness and development (c) knowledge of history
is not precondition of political intelligent (d) not to know what took place before you were born is to
remain a child forever

23. One of these is not one of the benefits of history to individual (a) it serves as a reservoir of
knowledge (b) it inculates vitures moral uprigthness and modesty (c) it depends our knowledge about
development of society (d) it empowers students to understand forms that shape the affairs of the
world
24. Which of these contents of history will help Nigerians to appreciate their culture? (a) customs (b)
post independent economy (c) intergroup relations (d) military intervention in politics

25. Which of these is not types of processes through which historical facts are gathered (a) primary
sources (b) novel (c) bulletin (d) autobiographies

26. Nok is a little village situated near ------ (a) kaboua (b) kafancha (c) chinna (d) borno

27. The name of Alaafin that created the post of Aare onakankafo was ------ (a) Ajagbo (b) Sango (c)
Orompoto (d) Abiodun

28. Igbo-ukwu is an African iron archaeological site located in the near modern town of ----- (a) okigwe
(b) onisha (c) Enugu (d) Aba

29. The glass beads discovered in ife in 1836 known as (a) Olokun (b) Oranmiyan staff (c) sacrificial
lamb (d) Segi

30. The real life stories and customs of community passed on by word of mouth is ------ (a) archival
materials (b) fiction (c) folklores (d) tales

SECTION B
Answer any 4 questions in these session
1. Mention any 3 major centralized states in pre-colonial Nigeria

2. Write short note on Oyo empire

3. Write short note on Benin culture

4. Write short note on Ile-ife culture