Question 1

At the top of the hierarchical patron-client relationships one finds the

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A)  oya. 
B)  supreme leader. 
C)  president. 
D)  chief. 
E)  general.

Question 2

As part of the effort to make the Nigerian colony pay for its administration, the British

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A)  invested heavily in new industry. 
B)  levied heavy taxes on exported raw materials. 
C)  promoted plantation farming of cash crops. 
D)  encouraged unemployed British citizens to emigrate to West Africa. 
E)  offered subsidies to Nigerian entrepreneurs.

Question 3

The political parties that contended with each other in the 1993 elections (Third Republic)

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A)  were clearly descended from the First Republic's regional parties. 
B)  had little chance of winning without forming coalitions. 
C)  were created and funded by the military government. 
D)  included several religious parties. 
E)  sought funding from European and American sources.

Question 4

__________ are government-owned corporations designed to promote a policy of import substitution.

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Question 5

The political implications in Nigeria of the collapse of world oil prices in the early 1980s included

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A)  a noticeable reduction in political corruption. 
B)  a crisis for a regime that got nearly all its income from oil revenues. 
C)  greater willingness to proceed with structural adjustments. 
D)  placing a greater emphasis on basic public services like road building and education. 
E)  the abandonment of plans to create a new capital city.

Question 6

The presence of parastatals tells us that Nigeria has

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A)  committed firmly to privatizing its economy. 
B)  a mixture of private, public and pseudo-public entities in its economy. 
C)  a command or socialist economy. 
D)  not performed any of the restructuring required by the World Bank and IMF. 
E)  a flourishing economy based around oil production.

Question 7

How did the Second Republic in Nigeria fall?

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A)  Presidential assassination 
B)  Prime ministerial assassination 
C)  Military coup 
D)  Military defeat by Kenya 
E)  Military defeat by South Africa

Question 8

Muslims make up about __________ percent of the Nigerian population.

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Question 9

Indirect rule in Nigeria resulted in

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A)  the political socialization of Nigerians to accept British political values. 
B)  an intensification of divisions between ethnic groups. 
C)  valuable policy-making experience for the Nigerian elite. 
D)  the integration of ethnic and linguistic groups into the nation of Nigeria. 
E)  reinforcement of Nigerian nationalism.

Question 10

Religion has been a rather divisive force in Nigerian politics since 1960. Why? Is it likely to continue to be divisive in the near future? Do you see a way for religion to make Nigeria stronger politically, economically, or culturally in the future?

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Question 11

Nigeria has gone from an economically growing country in the 1960s and 1970s to one with negative growth, declining incomes, and increasing malnutrition. What factors have contributed to this change? Were these factors inevitable or could they have been avoided?

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Question 12

One result of British agricultural policy in colonial Nigeria was

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A)  an increase in food production. 
B)  a reinforcement of geographic divisions within the colony. 
C)  the development of a large-scale herding "industry". 
D)  the introduction of maize (corn). 
E)  an emphasis on family farms.

Question 13

Nigeria's primary natural resource is __________.

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Question 14

Do you think Nigeria should be divided into multiple, smaller countries based on either ethnicity or religion? Why or why not? Is Nigeria's current federal system sufficient to meet its diverse needs?

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Question 15

Some political scientists label Nigeria a failed state. Do you agree? Why (not)?

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Question 16

Nigeria's current solution to electing a president with national support is

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A)  only allowing political parties that nominate candidates from the middle belt. 
B)  rotating between a president from the north and one from the south. 
C)  having the military pick a president from among a list of approved candidates. 
D)  holding elections in multiple stages across the various regions. 
E)  allowing the party with a majority in the legislature to name the president.

Question 17

Olusegun Obasanjo first came to national prominence as the

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A)  leader of the civil war rebellion. 
B)  military ruler who helped to create the Second Republic. 
C)  instigator of the coup that overthrew the Second Republic. 
D)  assassin of Sani Abacha. 
E)  Nigerian associate of Osama bin Laden.

Question 18

What is one example of how military rule has benefitted Nigeria? What is one example of how military rule has damaged Nigeria? Overall, are the benefits more valuable than the damages? Why?

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Question 19

Farmers were not able to provide enough food during British rule because they were required to plant __________ crops.

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Question 20

One reason that politicians from the middle belt have been less concerned with ethnic and religious issues is

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A)  the military has stronger control in the region. 
B)  no one religion or ethnicity dominates in that area. 
C)  the area was the focus of colonial rule by the British. 
D)  the capital, Lagos, is located there. 
E)  most of Nigeria's oil is found in the middle belt.

Exam 13: Nigeria