PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

RUFIJI DISTRICT COUNCIL

FORM FOUR PRE - MOCK EXAMINATION

012 HISTORY
TIME 3 HOURS MONDAY 20ST MARCH, 2023.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with total eleven (11) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and two (2) questions from section C.
3. Section A caries sixteen (16) marks, section B fifty- four (54) marks and section C
Carries thirty (30) marks.
4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
5. All drawings should be in pencil.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

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 SECTION A (20 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and writing
and write its letter beside item number in the answer booklet provided.
(i) Which period in man’s history Zinjanthropus and Homohabilis appeared?
A. Neolithic Age D. Early Stone Age
B. Modernization Age E. Pre-colonial Period
C. Middle Stone Age
(ii) How the responsibilities of the morans differed to that of laibons
among pastoral societies in age set organization?
A. Controlled livestock and all properties on behalf their communities
B. Protected livestock against dangerous wild animals and raiders
C. Raided their neighboring herds
D. Travelled far with their herds in finding pasture and water
E. Protected the whole societies as trained soldiers
(iii) Mr. Aki is an expert in history subject, he was invited at Jumuiya secondary school to narrate the
story about the origin of man. One of student from form one class was surprised to ear that we
are the man of large brain and great intelligent than our ancestors passed in past various stage
of man’s evolution before us. In which stage of man’s evolution Mr. Aki surprised form one
student?
A. Homo sapiens D. Homo habilis
B. Homo erectus E. Zinjanthropu
C. Homo sapiens sapiens
(iv) Suppose you met with the linguist who is investigating the history of society at Tupendane
village through their language. In your conversation she informed you that she interacted with
societies which their speech is described as had click sound but she failed to realize their main
activities. As a form four student, what were the main activities of that pre-colonial society?
A. Trade and commerce D. Trade and mining.
B. Fishing and agriculture E. Hunting and gathering
C. Domestication of crops and animals
(v) How south African societies were affected by the Great Trek?
(i) Intensified kaffir war
(ii) Introduction of apartheid policy
(iii) Formation of new Boer republic
(iv) Increased Dutch settlements at the cape
A. (i), (iii) and (iv) D. (i), (ii) and (iii)
B. (i), (ii) and (iv) E. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
C. (i) and (iv) only.
(vi) Why British took over Tanganyika after 1918?
A. It was the end of the First World War
B. They were asked by the League of Nations
C. They wanted to merge Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
D. They defeated Germans
E. The Germans were not able to repair the war
(vii) Who resisted French invasion in Guinea in the 1891 – 1898?
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 A. King Menelik II D. Samori Toure
B. King Jaja E. Chief Witbooi
C. King Lobengula
(viii) What marked the notable failure of the League of Nations?
A. Inability to control food shortage.
B. Inability to prevent big powers from violating principles of Versailles Treaty
C. Inability of the League to control poverty in African countries
D. Inability to prevent european power from colonizing Africa
E. Inability to establish tributes for war criminals of different countries of the world
(ix) Who was the founder of Tanganyika Territory Civil Servant Association (TTCSA) in the 1922?
A. Martin Kayamba D. Joseph Merinyo
B. Clement Kiiza E. Harry Thuku
C. Dedani Kimathi
(x) The early stage of African nationalism movements was contributed by number of factors. The
following were among the few EXCEPT
A. Colonial exploitation. D. Roles of ex-soldiers.
B. Disruption of traditional control. E. Colonial segregation and
C. Interference of African culture. discriminatio
2. Match the historical descriptions in List A with the corresponding traditional traders in List B by
Writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer booklet
Provided.

List A List B
(i) A Scottish trader founded the Livingstone Central A James Steven
Africa Company in 1888.
B William Mackinnon
(ii) Founded the German East Africa Company in 1884.
C Johan Rebman
(iii) Founded the Royal Niger Company in 1884.
D Cecil Rhodes
(iv) Founded the British South Africa Company as a private
company operated in South and Central Africa in 1889. E Mungo Park

(v) Founded Imperialism British East Africa company in F John Speke

1886.
G Carl Peters
(vi) Financed the African Association of Britain to explore
and identify suitable areas for agriculture in 1788. H George Turban
Goldie

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 SECTION B (54 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.

3. Answer the following questions briefly:

(i) Differentiate between nomadism and sedentary pastoralism.
(ii) How can we obtain history of given society through oral tradition?
(iii) How colonial administrative system created regional inequality within African colonies?
(iv) Why does historians argue that European nationalism made the war inevitable among imperialist
powers in the 1914 – 1918?
(v) Why Cooperative Unions were established during nationalism movements in Africa?
(vi) How indirect rule was indirect.

4. Briefly, answer each of the following questions.

(a) Outline three (3) forms of rents in feudal system.
(b) Explain three (3) contribution of welfare associations toward African nationalism.
(c) Outline three (3) stages through which capitalism has developed.

5. Arrange the following statements in a chronological order by writing number 1 to 6 beside the item
number in your answer booklet.
(i) At first, crude tools from pebble were designed by Homo Habilis whose skull was discovered at
Olduvai Gorge.
(ii) Those stick tools were used to kill preys which man used for food.
(iii) In Tanganyika, south eastern societies fought against German rule because they believed in their
military weapons.
(iv) Ethiopia Empire grow into power because of tools and weapons made from iron as it
strengthened its military armies into war of conquest.
(v) Germany strengthened its military weapons and armies to revenge terms of Versailles treaty.
(vi) Mozambique employed weapons to struggle for her lost independence against the Portuguese
colonial rule

6. Draw a sketch map of Africa and locate the following country by using roman numbers:
(i) A country which adopted Islamic socialism in 1977.
(ii) A country in which kaffir war was fought from 1779 – 1879.
(iii) An East African country which settler economy was dominant.
(iv) A country which formed a new settlement for freed slaves from England.
(v) A country that attained its independence from British colonial government under governor
Richard Gordon Turnbull.
(vi) A country which Nzinga Nkuwa headed a kingdom as the first mani.

7. In reaction to the imposition of colonial invasion in Africa, some African societies joined the Europeans
to fight against their fellow Africans.
(a) What form of African reaction was that?
(b) Provide three examples of that form of reaction mentioned in (i).
(c) Why societies mentioned in (ii) used a form of reaction mentioned in (i) and not any other? Give
four reasons.

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8. Briefly, outline six (6) economic aftermaths of the contact between Africa and Middle and Far East.

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer two (2) questions from this section.
9. The rise and development of precolonial African states was not like thunderstorm in a blue sky.
Justify this statement by giving six (6) prerequisites for state formation.

10. How colonial governments did to ensure that the colonies have sufficient labours? Explain by giving six
(6) points.

11. Imperial powers used African colonies as a ground to revamp their economy destroyed by The Great
Depression. Substantiate this statement by giving six (6) measures introduced in Africa to alleviate
impacts of the Great Depression in capitalist powers.

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