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Key Facts: IERAH Concours d'Admission Exam

125 seats

Strict maximum intake quota admitted annually following competitive ranking.

UEH admission portal

HTG 800

Official registration fee payable at SOGEBANK branches nationwide.

UEH admission instructions

11 Oct 2026

Official date of the IERAH entrance examination announced by UEH.

UEH admission timetable

The IERAH-UEH Concours d'Admission is the selective entry exam for African, diaspora, and Caribbean social science studies at UEH. Admitting strictly the top 125 candidates annually, the concours assesses general knowledge, Haitian Creole, French, and mathematical logic. This bank provides an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation across these tested domains.

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1Which prominent 19th-century Haitian scholar published 'De l'égalité des races humaines' (1885) to systematically refute Arthur de Gobineau's racial hierarchy theories?

A.Anténor Firmin

B.Louis-Joseph Janvier

C.Demesvar Delorme

D.Hannibal Price

Explanation: Anténor Firmin published his landmark anthropological work 'De l'égalité des races humaines' in Paris in 1885, pioneering modern anti-racist anthropology and Pan-African thought.

2Which historic ceremony held in August 1791 is widely commemorated as the spiritual and political catalyst for the Haitian Revolution?

A.The Bois Caïman ceremony

B.The Camp Gérard conference

C.The Treaty of Basel congress

D.The Ravine-à-Couleuvres convention

Explanation: The Bwa Kayiman (Bois Caïman) ceremony, presided over by Dutty Boukman and Cécile Fatiman in August 1791, unified enslaved leaders and launched the general slave uprising across northern Saint-Domingue.

3Which medieval West African empire reached its peak of wealth and territorial expansion under Mansa Musa in the early 14th century?

A.The Mali Empire

B.The Songhai Empire

C.The Kingdom of Dahomey

D.The Ashanti Empire

Explanation: The Mali Empire flourished under Mansa Musa (r. 1312–1337), famous for his lavish 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca and making Timbuktu a world center of Islamic scholarship and trade.

4In Haitian Vodou cosmology, what traditional African coastal region provides the namesake and foundational lineage for the 'Rada' rite of lwa spirits?

A.Allada (Arada) in the Kingdom of Dahomey

B.The Kingdom of Kongo

C.The Yoruba heartland of Oyo

D.The Gold Coast Fante Confederation

Explanation: The Rada rite derives its name directly from Allada (often termed Arada by French colonialists), a major city and kingdom in southern Benin (Dahomey), embodying cool, protective, ancestral spirits.

5What 1928 ethnological book by Jean Price-Mars validated Haitian folklore, Vodou, and peasant culture as authentic expressions of African cultural heritage?

A.Ainsi parla l'oncle

B.Une nation d'esclaves

C.La Vocation d'élite

D.Le Cahier d'un retour au pays natal

Explanation: Jean Price-Mars published 'Ainsi parla l'oncle' in 1928, rebuking collective Bovarysm and establishing the ethnological defense of Haitian peasant folklore and African heritage.

6What royal decree promulgated by Louis XIV in 1685 legally regulated slavery, slave ownership, and religious requirements across French colonies including Saint-Domingue?

A.The Code Noir

B.The Code Napoléon

C.The Edit of Nantes

D.The Decrees of Pluviôse

Explanation: The Code Noir, prepared under Jean-Baptiste Colbert and promulgated in March 1685, institutionalized chattel slavery, defined enslaved persons as movable property (meubles), and regulated colonial social hierarchy.

7Which Central African sovereign of the Kingdom of Kongo wrote renowned diplomatic letters to King Manuel I of Portugal in the 1510s and 1520s protesting the destructive impact of Portuguese slave raiding?

A.Afonso I (Mvemba a Nzinga)

B.Garcia II (Nkanga a Lukeni)

C.Diogo I (Nkumbi a Mpudi)

D.Pedro IV (Nusamu a Mvemba)

Explanation: King Afonso I (Mvemba a Nzinga), who ruled Kongo from 1509 to 1542, wrote extensive letters to the Portuguese crown detailing how slave traffickers were depopulating his kingdom and destabilizing society.

8What charismatic Maroon leader in pre-revolutionary Saint-Domingue organized a widespread underground poisoning conspiracy against French plantation owners before his capture and execution in 1758?

A.François Makandal

B.Dutty Boukman

C.Jean-François Papillon

D.Georges Biassou

Explanation: François Makandal, an enslaved African maroon healer and mystic, orchestrated a vast resistance movement utilizing botanical poisons across Saint-Domingue plantations until his public execution at Cap-Français in 1758.

9What decisive military engagement on November 18, 1803, resulted in the defeat of French General Rochambeau's forces and sealed Haitian national independence?

A.The Battle of Vertières

B.The Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot

C.The Siege of Port-au-Prince

D.The Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres

Explanation: The Battle of Vertières, fought near Cap-Français on November 18, 1803, under the supreme command of Jean-Jacques Dessalines with François Capois (Capois-la-Mort), decisively crushed the French expeditionary army.

10Which pan-African activist of Haitian descent served as the official representative of the Republic of Haiti and Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia at the First Pan-African Conference held in London in 1900?

A.Benito Sylvain

B.Solon Ménos

C.Dantès Bellegarde

D.Jacques Roumain

Explanation: Benito Sylvain (1868–1915), a Haitian diplomat, journalist, and lawyer, was a key co-organizer of the 1900 London Pan-African Conference and served as an aide-de-camp to Emperor Menelik II.

About the IERAH Concours d'Admission Exam

The competitive entrance examination for the Institut d'Études et de Recherches Africaines d'Haïti / Institut Supérieur d'Études et de Recherches en Sciences Sociales (IERAH/ISERSS). IERAH offers undergraduate degrees in African studies, history, geography, arts, and cultural tourism.

Exam sponsor: Université d'État d'Haïti — Institut d'Études et de Recherches Africaines d'Haïti (IERAH / ISERSS). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The official IERAH entrance examination consists of timed written sessions in Connaissance Générale, Créole Haïtien, Français, and Logique Mathématique administered on 11 October 2026.

Time Limit

1 day; official exam session scheduled for 11 October 2026

Passing Score

quota-ranked; strictly the top 125 candidates in merit order are admitted

Exam / Certification Fees

HTG 800 (payable at SOGEBANK)

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35% of this local bank

General Knowledge & African Diaspora Heritage

African history, trans-Atlantic slave trade, Pan-Africanism, Haitian revolutionary heritage, and Caribbean culture

25% of this local bank

Haitian Creole Language & Culture

Kreyòl Ayisyen orthography, syntax, oral traditions, proverbs, and written textual analysis in Creole

20% of this local bank

French Composition & Textual Synthesis

Argumentative essay writing, textual commentary, French grammar, and vocabulary in humanities

20% of this local bank

Mathematical Logic & Analytical Reasoning

Deductive reasoning, propositional logic, syllogisms, quantitative problem solving, and analytical patterns

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Passing score: quota-ranked; strictly the top 125 candidates in merit order are admitted
Assessment: The official IERAH entrance examination consists of timed written sessions in Connaissance Générale, Créole Haïtien, Français, and Logique Mathématique administered on 11 October 2026.
Time limit: 1 day; official exam session scheduled for 11 October 2026
Exam / certification fees: HTG 800 (payable at SOGEBANK) Official sources

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IERAH Concours d'Admission: Suggested Study Strategy

1Review African civilizations, the transatlantic slave trade, and Anténor Firmin's 'De l'égalité des races humaines'.

2Practice official Haitian Creole orthography (alfabèt ak règ òtograf ofisyèl) and grammar.

3Work through propositional logic problems, syllogisms, and sequence puzzles.

4Develop concise, structured essay arguments addressing Caribbean cultural identity in French.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the annual intake quota for IERAH?

The official UEH entity specifications state that strictly the top 125 candidates in merit order are admitted each year.

When does the IERAH concours take place?

The official 2026-2027 entrance concours is scheduled for 11 October 2026.

What four subjects are officially tested for IERAH admission?

The four tested subjects are Connaissance Générale, Créole Haïtien, Français, and Logique Mathématique.