1. Multiple-Choice Questions INTL. 204 Comparative Politics
NIGERIA
Multiple-Choice Questions
INTL. 204 Comparative Politics

2. Question 1: Between 1805 and 1960, the colonial rulers of Nigeria were
French
Portuguese
British
German

3. Question 2:
In the 16th and 17th century, the major source of export income was
Cotton
Cocoa
Slaves
Peanuts

4. Question 3: The strategy of “indirect rule”
Supported the rule of traditional leaders
Meant that only British military non-commissioned officers were in charge
Allowed for the development of indigenous political parties
Allowed intervention into everyday life by the colonizers

5. Question 4: The “dependency ratio” is a measure of
The proportion of non-working population to working population
The proportion of individuals on government welfare to those not on government welfare
The degree to which the country is dependent on foreign aid
A measure designed to indicate dependency on foreign imports vs. exports

6. Question 5:
Petroleum production began to be a significant export earning in
the 1950s
the 1960s
the 1970s
the 1980s

7. Question 6: Oil revenues accrue to private companies foreign companies
region where the oil is produced
the state of Nigeria

8. Question 7: Which groups have most influence on the Nigerian state?
associational groups
nonassociational groups
religious and ethnic groups
institutional groups

9. Question 8: Multiple ethnic identities have had
A fragmenting effect on political structure
A unifying effect given the consensus on ideology
No effect whatsoever
Increasingly less influence in Nigerian politics

10. Question 9: Islamic Catholic Animist Hindu
Where the south is generally a mixture of indigenous religions and Christianity, the north is primarily
Islamic
Catholic
Animist
Hindu

11. Question 10:
The Biafran War took place in
1948
1954
1967
1983

12. Question 11: Another word for clientelism is Business associate
Patronage
Corruption
Accountability

13. Question 12: The official language of Nigeria is Hausa-Fulani French
English
There is no official language

14. Question 13: Nigerian federalism is supported largely by
Control over petroleum revenues
Federal military and police units
Consensus of the ethnic groups
Adherence to Constitutional principles

15. Question 14: The organizational base of most political parties is
the family and community
religious factions
labor unions
ethnic and regional

16. Question 15: ECOWAS is a regional organization that is active
as a political organization
in support of the development of free trade zones
as a regional security organization
All of the above