O Level History Weekly Quiz

1. Select the right answers from below

Great Zimbabwe was built as a defense center against the Portuguese

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 not a religious center

2. Which of the following was practiced at Great Zimbabwe

Making pottery

Gathering lemon fruits

Wolf hunting

Diamond mining

3. It’s called Great Zimbabwe because

It is one of the seven wonders of the world

Europeans thought the structure was great

Shona kings were proud and arrogant

To differentiate it from other Dzimbabwes

4. What does Dzimbabwe mean?

It is a Shona word meaning “house of stone”

It is a Bantu word meaning cat

The exact meaning of the word is no longer known

It is an old Swahili word that means fotres

5. Which of the following statements is not true

Great Zimbabwe is found near Lake Mutirikwi

Great Zimbabwe was home to about 18 000 people

Great Zimbabwe was destroyed by the great fire of 1458

Most archaeologists agree Great Zimbabwe was built by a Bantu tribe

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

The mambo had guns

They used cow manure as fertilizer

The Mutapa mined gold there

The area had rich soils which favored agriculture

There were pastures for livestock

7. Select the correct answer from the ones below

Great Zimbabwe was home to 35 000 people

Great Zimbabwe served as an entertainment center

Great Zimbabwe was built in the 11th century

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Portuguese

8. Select the correct answer from the ones below

Great Zimbabwe was built in the 19th century

Great Zimbabwe served as the royal palace

Great Zimbabwe was built by the Portoguese

Great Zimbabwe was home to 35 000 people

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

Hungwe

Induna

Changamire

Fisherman

Mambo

Svikiros

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

Basket Weaving

Pottery making

Cotton weaving

Black Smith

11. The Zimbabwe bird was made because:

It was a popular bird in the area

People at Great Zimbabwe loved fish

As an honor to the Hungwe people

Shona people thought it was holy

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