Nigeria Quiz
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DIRECTIONS: Use your 3 lecture notes to do this quiz.
_D__ 1. Nigeria is like other developing countries in all of these ways EXCEPT
(A) environmental concerns are less important than economic development
(B) the rapidly growing population creates challenges for the government & the economy
(C) a primary feature of domestic politics is the competition between ethnic groups for economic & political advantage
(D) its economy is dependent on one agricultural cash crop
(E) most of the economy is controlled by the government
_D_ 2. A primary heritage of British imperialism in Nigeria still true today is
(A) an aristocracy
(B) a parliamentary system with a prime minister
(C) a thriving industrial sector of the economy
(D) the use of English as a common language
(E) the subordination of the military to civilian governments
_D_ 3. There is political pressure to create more states in Nigeria because
(A) unitary government has proven to be unsuccessful in Nigeria
(B) Hausa political leaders see that as the best way to extend sharia law
(C) the needs of people in various regions are so different from others’ needs
(D) so many ethnic communities want a state to claim as their own
(E) real political power is exercised by state governors
_A_ 4. A primary reason the president is the focus of politics in Nigeria is that
(A) oil revenues flow through that office to the states
(B) the constitution requires such a high degree of transparency in the operation of the presidency
(C) Nigeria’s presidents have been models of honesty and competence
(D) nation-wide campaigns expose presidential candidates to more people
(E) military leaders offered models of executive governance
_D_ 5. In Nigeria, parastatals are supposed to
(A) ensure that functions vital to the country are carried out
(B) substitute for underdeveloped private businesses
(C) provide basic services
(D) do all of these
(E) do none of these
D__ 6. The geographic cleavages in Nigeria are reinforced by cleavages of
(A) education (B) religion
(C) language (D) all of these
(E) none of these
_D_ 7. A major difference between elite & mass political culture in Nigeria is that
(A) only the elite depend on patron-client networks
(B) elites only get involved in politics during electoral campaigns
(C) the majority of people depend upon the cash economy
(D) the elite values civil liberties while the masses value economic stability
(E) while elites have personal contacts, most people rely on mass media for news & analysis
_B_ 8. An important trend in the organization of Nigerian political parties since 1999 is that they have
(A) become more fluid & unpredictable
(D) become less inclined to form coalitions
(B) tended to lose their regional bases
(E) adopted stricter rules concerning corruption
(C) become more centered on powerful individuals
_B__ 9. The loyalty pyramid, prebendalism, & patrimonialism are all Nigerian versions of
(A) economic liberalism (B) patron-clientelism (C) co-optation (D) integration (E) pluralism
OVER
_D_10. The requirement that a president must get at least 25% of all votes in 2/3 of states is intended to ensure that
(A) no candidate will win the first round
(B) the candidate of the elites will not automatically win
(C) voting rates are relatively similar in all states
(D) a purely regional candidate cannot win the presidency
(E) the candidate with the most political experience will win
_A_11. The institution in the Nigerian government created to give equal representation to the states is the
(A) Senate (B) House of Representatives (C) para-statal (D) Supreme Court (E) vice presidency
_A_12. Which is INCORRECT about the Nigerian executive branch?
(A) The executive branch has both a president & a prime minister
(B) The president is directly elected by the people
(C) The president must win 25% of all votes in 2/3 of the states
(D) The president is limited to serving 2 terms by the constitution
(E) The president has generally headed an intricate patron-client system
_E__13. The most important cleavage in modern Nigeria is
(A) social class (B) urban v rural (C) immigrant v native (D) gender (E) ethnicity
_B__14. Nigeria’s move of their capital city from Lagos to Abuja was an attempt to
(A) take power away from Muslim leaders
(B) unify a multi-ethnic state
(C) move control of its oil industry from the northern part of the country
(D) encourage industrialization in the center of the country
(E) create 2 major economic centers within the country
_B__15. When Muhammadu Buhari replaced Goodluck Jonathan as president in 2015, it was the first time in Nigeria
since independence that a
(A) civilian replaced a military leader
(B) president running for re-election was not elected
(C) president had died in office
(D) man with a non-military background replaced another with a non-military background
(E) active military leader replaced a man with a non-military background
_D_16. Like Iran, Nigeria is a
(A) federalist system (B) post-modernist society (C) military dictatorship (D) rentier state (E) unitary system
_E_17. In China, Mexico, & Nigeria, patron-clientelism has almost always been accompanied by
(A) fragmentation
(B) federalism
(C) religious conflict
(D) rent seeking
(E) corruption
_C__18. Which is a major societal problem for BOTH Mexico & Nigeria?
(A) conflict between Christians & Muslims
(D) rates of HIV/AIDS higher than most other countries
(B) lack of natural resources
(E) below average literacy rates
(C) large gap between rich & poor
_A_19. Which have economies that are almost completely dependent on one product: oil?
(A) Nigeria, Iran, Mexico (B) China, Nigeria, Iran (C) Russia, Britain, Mexico (D) Britain, Nigeria, Iran (E) Russia, China, Mexico
_C_20. One effect of the British introduction of western-style education to Nigeria was to
(A) unify the elite in the north with the elite in the south
(D) reduce the corruption of tribal chiefs
(B) loosen the tensions among ethnic groups
(E) increase British influence in the north
(C) deepen the rift between north & south