9 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
Who defined religion as "a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things"?
Answer: B (Emily Durkheim)
The French sociologist Émile Durkheim gave this definition, stressing religion's role in uniting a community.
What is heresy?
Answer: D (A belief contrary to the accepted religious law)
Heresy is a belief or teaching that goes against the accepted doctrine of a religion.
Which of the following cities/towns was described "the most important centre of Baptist work in Nigeria"?
Answer: C (Ogbomoso)
Ogbomoso, home of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary and Baptist hospital, became the main centre of Baptist mission work.
In Ibadan, the first CMS mission was established by a German-Swiss missionary named ________
Answer: B (David Hinderer)
David Hinderer, trained at the Basel Mission, arrived in Ibadan in 1851 and with his wife Anna founded the CMS mission there.
With whom did Bishop Ajayi Crowther open a mission in Abeokuta after his return to Africa in 1843?
Answer: B (Henry Townsend)
Samuel Ajayi Crowther and Henry Townsend established the CMS (Anglican) mission at Abeokuta in 1846.
The first European to enter Abeokuta was
Answer: C (Thomas Birch Freeman)
The Methodist missionary Thomas Birch Freeman visited Abeokuta in 1842, before the other missionaries.
CMS Grammar School in Lagos was founded in ________
Answer: D (1859)
The Church Missionary Society founded CMS Grammar School, Lagos, Nigeria's oldest secondary school, on 6 June 1859.
The Abeokuta Sacred Heart Hospital of 1960s was founded by
Answer: B (Roman Catholic mission)
Sacred Heart Hospital, Abeokuta, was founded by the Roman Catholic mission (Father Coquard) and is regarded as Nigeria's first hospital.
Oluyoro Catholic Hospital was established by the Catholic mission in
Answer: D (1959)
Oluyoro Catholic Hospital in Ibadan was opened by the Catholic mission in 1959.