O Level History Weekly Quiz

1. Which of these crafts was not practiced at Great Zimbabwe

Cotton weaving

Basket Weaving

Pottery making

Black Smith

2. What were the reasons for the rise of the Great Zimbabwe state

The Mutapa mined gold there

The mambo had guns

They used cow manure as fertilizer

The area had rich soils which favored agriculture

There were pastures for livestock

3. What does Dzimbabwe mean?

It is an old Swahili word that means fotres

It is a Bantu word meaning cat

It is a Shona word meaning “house of stone”

The exact meaning of the word is no longer known

4. The Zimbabwe bird was made because:

People at Great Zimbabwe loved fish

It was a popular bird in the area

Shona people thought it was holy

As an honor to the Hungwe people

5. Which of the following statements is not true

Great Zimbabwe is found near Lake Mutirikwi

Most archaeologists agree Great Zimbabwe was built by a Bantu tribe

Great Zimbabwe was home to about 18 000 people

Great Zimbabwe was destroyed by the great fire of 1458

6. Select the right answers from below

The leader of Great Zimbabwe was called mambo

Great Zimbabwe was built as a trading center

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Ndebele people

Great Zimbabwe was built as a defense center against the Portuguese

Great Zimbabwe was not a religious center

7. Which of the following was practiced at Great Zimbabwe

Making pottery

Wolf hunting

Diamond mining

Gathering lemon fruits

8. Which of the following where social members of the Great Zimbabwe society

Fisherman

Changamire

Svikiros

Mambo

Induna

Hungwe

9. Select the correct answer from the ones below

Great Zimbabwe was home to 35 000 people

Great Zimbabwe was built in the 11th century

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Portuguese

Great Zimbabwe served as an entertainment center

10. Select the correct answer from the ones below

Great Zimbabwe was home to 35 000 people

Great Zimbabwe was built in the 19th century

Great Zimbabwe served as the royal palace

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Portoguese

11. It’s called Great Zimbabwe because

To differentiate it from other Dzimbabwes

It is one of the seven wonders of the world

Shona kings were proud and arrogant

Europeans thought the structure was great

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