Questions
1. Which European country was the first to establish a colony in Africa?
A) France
B) Portugal
C) Britain
D) Belgium
2. What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
A) To promote African unity
B) To partition Africa among European powers
C) To abolish the slave trade
D) To establish trade agreements
3. Who was the first president of independent Ghana, known for leading the country to independence in 1957?
A) Julius Nyerere
B) Kwame Nkrumah
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Jomo Kenyatta
4. Which event is often cited as the beginning of the anti-colonial struggle in Kenya?
A) The Mau Mau Uprising
B) The Jomo Kenyatta Trial
C) The Land and Freedom Army Formation
D) The establishment of the Kenya African National Union
5. Which African leader is known for his role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa?
A) Walter Sisulu
B) Desmond Tutu
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Oliver Tambo
6. What year did most African countries gain independence from colonial rule?
A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1960
D) 1975
7. Which country was known as the “Crown Jewel” of the British Empire in Africa?
A) Nigeria
B) Egypt
C) South Africa
D) Kenya
8. Who was the first female president of an African country, taking office in Liberia in 2006?
A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
B) Joyce Banda
C) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
D) Ellen Thorne
9. The Pan-African movement aimed to unify African nations and people. Who was one of its most prominent early leaders?
A) Marcus Garvey
B) Haile Selassie
C) Jomo Kenyatta
D) Kwame Nkrumah
10. Which agreement marked the end of the civil war in Angola and led to the independence of the country in 1975?
A) The Alvor Agreement
B) The Lusaka Accords
C) The Bicesse Accords
D) The Geneva Accords
Answers
1. Portugal
2. To partition Africa among European powers
3. Kwame Nkrumah
4. The Mau Mau Uprising
5. Nelson Mandela
6. 1960
7. Egypt
8. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
9. Marcus Garvey
10. The Alvor Agreement