O Level History Weekly Quiz

1. The Zimbabwe bird was made because:

As an honor to the Hungwe people

It was a popular bird in the area

Shona people thought it was holy

People at Great Zimbabwe loved fish

2. Which of the following was practiced at Great Zimbabwe

Diamond mining

Making pottery

Wolf hunting

Gathering lemon fruits

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

Fisherman

Induna

Mambo

Hungwe

Svikiros

Changamire

4. Which of the following statements is not true

Great Zimbabwe was home to about 18 000 people

Most archaeologists agree Great Zimbabwe was built by a Bantu tribe

Great Zimbabwe was destroyed by the great fire of 1458

Great Zimbabwe is found near Lake Mutirikwi

5. Select the right answers from below

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Ndebele people

Great Zimbabwe was built as a defense center against the Portuguese

Great Zimbabwe was built as a trading center

The leader of Great Zimbabwe was called mambo

Great Zimbabwe was not a religious center

6. It’s called Great Zimbabwe because

Shona kings were proud and arrogant

To differentiate it from other Dzimbabwes

Europeans thought the structure was great

It is one of the seven wonders of the world

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

Black Smith

Pottery making

Cotton weaving

Basket Weaving

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

The area had rich soils which favored agriculture

The Mutapa mined gold there

The mambo had guns

They used cow manure as fertilizer

There were pastures for livestock

9. Select the correct answer from the ones below

Great Zimbabwe was built in the 11th century

Great Zimbabwe was home to 35 000 people

Great Zimbabwe served as an entertainment center

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Portuguese

10. What does Dzimbabwe mean?

It is an old Swahili word that means fotres

It is a Bantu word meaning cat

The exact meaning of the word is no longer known

It is a Shona word meaning “house of stone”

11. Select the correct answer from the ones below

Great Zimbabwe was built in the 19th century

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Portoguese

Great Zimbabwe served as the royal palace

Great Zimbabwe was home to 35 000 people

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