GHS MOTOMBOLOMBO, TIKO

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
FORM THREE
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION DURATION: 1 HOUR
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Identify from the list below, the river which Cameroon got its name.
A. Sanaga B. Mungo C. Wouri D. Mbam
2. The following were tribes that acted as middlemen in trade prior to the
annexation of Cameroon except:
A. Bimbia B. Nso C. Big Batanga D. Campo
3.. The Baptist missionary that founded the Jubilee mission in Bimbia in 1844
was:
A. Saker B. Fuller C. Merrick D. Thompson
4. Trade was good rather than human beings during the 15th century is known
as:
A. Slave trade C. Artificial trade
B. Legitimate trade D. Trade by barter
5. The court of Equity was established in 1856 to:
A. Settle trade disputes
B. Punish British traders in Cameroon
C. Extend British judicial system to Cameroon
D. Punish Cameroon middlemen
6. Who were the two Douala chiefs that in 1879 and 1881 wrote letters
requesting for British annexation of Cameroon?
A. Lock Priso and Elame Joss. C. Bell and Elame Joss
B. Lock Priso and Big Jim D. Bell and Akwa
7. The European power that finally annexed Cameroon in the 1880s was?
A. Germany B. Portugal C. France D. Britain
8. The British consul sent by the British government to annex Cameroon in 1884
was:
A. Brooke B. Nachtigal C. Hewett D. Zintgraff
9. Who was the first German explorer to have travelled extensively in the
interior of Cameroon and acquired an extensive land for Germany?
A. Tappenbeck B. Dominic C. Kund. D. Zintgraff
10. All the following personalities were signatories to the Germano-Duala Treaty
except:
A. Akwa B. Bell C. Elame Joss D. Lock Prison
11. The British official sent to annex Cameroon arrived ___ late after Cameroon
has been annexed by the Germans.
A. 3 days B. 4 days C. 2 days D. 7 days
12. The German imperial commissioner sent out by Bismarck to annex
Cameroon in 1884 was:
A. Nachtigal B. Brooke C. Hewett D. Bushner
13. Which European power did the Douala rulers exert pressure to annex
Cameroon in the early 1880s but was very reluctant?
A. Belgium B. Britain C. France D. Italy
14. The annexation of Cameroon by the Germans led to anti-German revolts in
all the following towns except?
A. Akwa B. Joss C. Hickory D. Bell
15. All the following European powers except one took part in the scramble for
Cameroon. Which was the exception?
A. Britain B. Switzerland C. France D. Germany
16. In which month and year was the Berlin Act signed?
A. Nov 1884 B. Feb 1885 C. Nov 1885 D. Feb 1886
17. The killing of Gravenreuth is related to the:
A. Douala resistance C. Bangwa resistance
B. Nso resistance D. Bakweri resistance
18. The Bangwa resistance was caused by the following ex except:
A. The forceful use of Bangwa poters as plantation workers
B. The death of many Bangwa plantain workers
C. The prohibition of the Bangwa from felling palm trees for palm wine
D. Death of Conrau
19. Who was the longest serving German governor in Cameroon?
A. Soden B. Puttkamer C. Seitz D. Gleim
20. I. Which town did Theodore Christaler open the first German school?
A. Yaounde B. Douala C. Victoria D. Buea
Section B: Extract
Study this extract on the Germano-Duala Treaty and answer questions (a) to
(e) which follows.
When Consul Hewett arrived the coast of Cameroon a week after the
Germans had annex Cameroon, he was not happy...
He summoned the Duala kings and princes and called on them to cancel the
Treaty and to sign one with the British. All except one of the traditional rulers
accepted...
Hewett went ahead to annex Victoria and bakweri land and continued
protesting ...
Questions
(a). (i) Who was Consul Hewett and what nation did he represent?
(ii) Who was the traditional ruler that was willing to sign a new annexation
Treaty with consul Hewett in line (5)?
(iii) What was the reaction of British nationals in the annexation of the territory?
(2+1+2 marks)
(b). (i) Write down the name of the colonial agents recruited to help Hewett
annex Victoria?
(ii) Why was Britain unable to annex Cameroon before 1884?
(iii) What attempts had been made before the late arrival of Hewett by the
natives to have Britain annex Cameroon? (1+2+2 marks)