Deck 18: Politics in Nigeria by Robert J Mundt, Oladimeji Aborisade, and a Carl Levan

Question 1

Nigeria became independent in 1960.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Nigeria's debt repayments and rescheduling in 2006-2007 were necessary to fix the fiscal mismanagement associated with the oil boom of the 1970s.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

After independence,which of the following describes Nigerians who are active in public political activities?

A)educated,elite,and involved in traditional agricultural activities
B)educated,involved in the modern economy,and non-elite
C)elite,involved in the modern economy,but less educated
D)non-elite,less educated,and involved in traditional agricultural activities

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Hausa in the North,the Yoruba in the West,and the Igbo in the East are all examples ofNigeria's

A)major oil-producing areas.
B)major agricultural areas.
C)primary regional ruling families.
D)peoples and their respective regions.

Question 5

The "dependency ratio" is a measure of

A)the proportion of non-working population to working population.
B)the proportion of individuals on government welfare to those not on government welfare.
C)the degree to which the country is dependent on foreign aid.
D)a measure designed to indicate dependency on foreign imports versus exports.

Question 6

The British were initially interested in West Africa as a source of

A)oil.
B)gold.
C)slaves.
D)raw materials.

Question 7

While Nigerians subscribe to the idea of democracy on a systematic level,they have a tendency to

A)elect military leaders.
B)withdraw from political life entirely.
C)vote only in state elections.
D)denigrate individual politicians.

Question 8

Nigerian federalism is supported largely by oil revenue.

Question 9

The judiciary of Nigeria is controlled by the parliament.

Question 10

Multiple ethnic identities have had

A)a fragmenting effect on political structure.
B)a unifying effect given the consensus on ideology.
C)no effect whatsoever.
D)increasingly less influence in Nigerian politics.

Question 11

Which groups have the most influence on the Nigerian state?

A)associational groups
B)non-associational groups
C)religious and ethnic groups
D)institutional groups

Question 12

Even though they vote in numbers equal to men,are well represented in historical accounts,and participate in parallel politics,Nigerian women have not

A)elected a female president until 2005.
B)become accustomed to participation in politics.
C)been considered important as a voting group.
D)had proportional representation in the National Assembly.

Question 13

The population of Nigeria is approximately 20 percent of the total population of Africa.

Question 14

The organizational base of most political parties is

A)the family and community.
B)religious factions.
C)labor unions.
D)ethnic and regional.

Question 15

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,the primary export for the West African region was

A)cotton.
B)cocoa.
C)slaves.
D)peanuts.

Question 16

The religious institutions and beliefs of the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria have been

A)remarkably similar in their basic tenets.
B)derived originally from the Islamic tradition.
C)derived originally from the Christian tradition.
D)in place long before the arrival of either Christianity or Islam.

Question 17

In the late 20^th century,political recruitment usually occurs through

A)agricultural elites.
B)those with oil money.
C)the military.
D)colleges.

Question 18

The strategy of "indirect rule"

A)supported the rule of traditional leaders.
B)meant that only British military non-commissioned officers were in charge.
C)allowed for the development of indigenous political parties.
D)allowed intervention into everyday life by the colonizers.

Question 19

The 1999 constitution allows for a(n)

A)presidential system with a bicameral legislature.
B)parliamentary system.
C)presidential system with a unicameral legislature.
D)mixed system.

Question 20

The ability of traditional rulers to collect taxes,and the development of agricultural commodities more suited to tropical climates,both resulted from the transition of

A)military rule to democracy.
B)democracy to oligarchy.
C)oil extraction to oil refining.
D)subsistence farming to commercial,export-oriented farming.

Question 21

Nigeria was instrumental in establishing the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS).

Question 22

Another word for clientelism is corruption.

Question 23

Where the South's population is generally a mixture of indigenous religions and Christianity,the North's population is primarily Islamic.

Question 24

The Biafran War took place in 1989.

Question 25

The primary agent of socialization in Nigeria is the family.