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1. In what year was the "payment by result" introduced in colonial Ghana?

a. 1887

b. 1882

c. 1902

d. 1920

2. Wich European nationals first arrived at the coast of modern Ghana?

a. French Merchants

b. Dutch Merchants

c. Portuguese Merchants

d.British Merchants

3. The first formal educational institution in the country was established in 1529 at ...

a.Apam

b. Dixcove

c. Axim

d. Elmina

4. The Portuguese traders, in the late fifteenth century, were instructed to teach the natives at the coast of modern Ghana, how to read and write. Who gave this instruction?

a. Commander Hill

b. King John III

c. Van Goch

d. Rev. Thomas Thompson

5. The teacher who taught up to a maximum of fifteen pupils was to receive 240 grains of gold per annum. This policy came into force in the Gold Coast between.....

a. 1471 and 1637

b. 1482 and 1642

c. 1529 and 1637

d. 1539 and 1642

6. ln which year did the four Catholic Augustinian missionaries attempt to reorganize the Castle School at Elmina?

a. 1572

b. 1529

c. 1482

d. 1637

7. Which of the following name associated with the Castle Schools in the Gold Coast comes to

mind at the mentioning of University of Leyden?

a. Jacobus Capitein

b. Anthony Amo

c. Frederick Pederson Svne

d. Christian Protten

8. Who managed the Chrstianborg Castle School in the Gold Coast from 1822 to 1825?

a. Philp Quaque

b. Van Goch

c. King John III

d. Major de Richelieu

9. The Cape Coast Castle School, by 1694, was under the leadership of.....

a Jacobus Capitein

b. Christian Protten

c. Charles Macarthy

d. John Chiltman

10. Which of the following boys was not given scholarship to study in London?

a William Cudjoe

b. Thomas Caboro

c. Philip Quaque

d. Jacobus Capitein

11. Teachers at the Castle Schools in the Gold Coast were mainly

a. Chaplains and Soldiers

b. Merchants and Mulatoes

c. Kings and Governors

d. Sailors and Religious People

12. Technical/Vocational Education was not generally part of the Castle School System because...

a. There was sufficient food in the country

b. Teachers at the Castle Schools were not skilful

c. External trade was going to be de-emphasized

d. The local people were not interested in formal schooling

13. The Torridzonian Society provided financial and material support to....

a The Elmina Castle School

b. The Osu Castle School

c. The Cape Coast Castle School

d. The Axim Castle School

14. The famous flight from Mecca to al-Madina by the prophet Mohammed occurred in......

a. 648 A.D

b. 622 A.D

c. 632 A.D

d. 628 A.D

15. The concept of monotheism is very central to traditional Islamic educational practice. This means that.....

a. The traditional Islamic education emphasizes the worship of one Absolute Being

b. Traditional Islamic education emphasizes the memorization of the Quran

c. Traditional Islamic education emphasizes the acceptance of other religious system

d. Traditional Islamic education emphasizes the learning of Arabic as the language of God

16. Which of the following pioneer missionaries was associated with laying the evangelistic and educational foundation for the Basel Missionary Society in the Gold Coast?

a.  George Maclean

b. Andreas Riis

c. Thomas Birch Freeman

d. William Lewis

17. Which of the following year did the Roman Catholic Mission started their missionary and educational activities in Ghana?

a. 1471

b. 1880

c. 1894

d. 1572

18. The Seventh-day Adventist Mission in Ghana established its first nationally recognised school at ......  in the year?

a. Kikam, 1908

b.Bekwai, 1932

c. Agona, 1914

d. Apam, 1894

19. The first principal of theological seminary established by the Wesleyan Mission in Accra in 1842 was .....

a. Rev. Laing

b. Rev. Freeman

c. Rev. Shipman

d. Rey Parker

20. The 1852 Education Ordinance was to be funded through................

a. Property Tax

b. Corporate Tax

c. Poll Tax

d. Income Tax

21. The establishment of Central and local Boards of Education in the Gold Coast was a key provision of the ........

a. 1852 Education Ordinance

b. 1882 Education Ordinance

c. 1887 Education Ordinance

d. 1898 Education Ordinance

22. Indigenous Ghanaian  education was very practical. This means that...

a. There was no payment of school fees

b. Any responsible adult could serve as a teacher

c. Individuals were directly prepared for life as known and experienced by the people.

d. The spirit of communalism was a common characteristic of such education

23. The nurturing of the youth in traditiona! Ghanaian education was not so much focused on the personal achievements and self actualization. Instead it stressed on......

a.Political orientation

b. moral education

c. apprenticeship training

d. communal solidarity

24. One of the major goals of indigenous education in Ghana was to direct the youth to imitate the perfect character of the Supreme Deity. This was in consonance with the philosophy of

a. Idealism

b. Naturalism

c. Realism.

d. Existentialism

25. Which of the following constituted a major characteristic of the educational activities of the early the Gold Coast?

a. Vigorous recruitment of the Mulatos into their schools

b. Promotion of Literacy and numeracy in their schoots

c. Awarding of scholarship for local people to study abroad

d. Teaching of Christian principles and religious virtues

26. Under the leadership of Major de Richain, the Danes from ....... provided education at the Christianborg Castle.

a. 1822 to 1825

b.1852 to 1887

c.1880 to 1900

d.1828 to 1844

27. In what year did the first orthodox Muslim school qualify for a government grant in the Gold Coast?

a. 1880

b. 1852

c. 1882

d. 1899

28. The cape coast boys who were sent to study abroad under the sponsorship of the Rev. Thomas Thompson included the following except...

a.  Thomas Caboro

b. William Cudjoe

c. Joseph Smith

d. Philip Quaque

29. The Educationists Committee of the 1920s in the Gold Coast was set up by... 

a. Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg

b. John Mensah Sarbah

c. L.J. D. Oman

d. Kwergyir Aggrey

30. The yearly remuneration given to a teacher for instructing one pupil in the early beginnings of the Portuguese castle school at Elmina was..

a. 240 grains of gold

b. 204 grains of gold

c. 260 grains of gold

d. 205 grains of gold

31. The Opoku Ware Senior High School in Kumasi under the management of the Catholic Church became government assisted in.......

a.  1949

b. 1953

c. 1962

d. 1961

32. Which of the following religious bodies paid special attention to technical/vocational education?

a. The Catholic church

b. The Presbyterian church

c. The Methodist church

d. The Evangelical Presbyterian church

33. The pioneer missionary called Andreas Riis was associated with the... 

a. Seventh-day Adventist

b. Basel

c. Bremen

d  Wesleyan

34. The first national headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Ghana that witnessed the systematic growth of the church's educational efforts was established at

a. Bekwai- Ashanti

b. Asemang Ashanti

c. Agona Ashanti

d. Mampong Ashanti

35. The first College of Education in Ghana was established in Ghana by the Basel mission in ....

a. 1948

b. 1848

c. 1909

d. 1924

36. The Torridzonian Society which supported Philip Quaque's school in Cape Coast was established in

a. 1787

b. 1687

c. 1887

d. 1587

37. The second pioneer missionary body to have started educational activities in colonial Ghana was

a. The Wesleyan mission

b. The Bremen mission

c. The Catholic mission

d. The Basel mission

38. The Accelerated Development Plan of Education (ADP) was launched by

a. the Nationalist government of Dr. Hilla Limann

b. the government of National Liberation Council

c. the Nationalist government of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

d. the government of the New Patriotic Party

39. The 1852 Education Ordinance in the Gold Coast was promulgated under the leadership of

a. Governer Rowe

b. Governor Guggisberg

c. Governor Maclean

d. Governor Hill

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