In Nigeria, ethnic and religious cleavages

In Nigeria, ethnic and religious cleavages
 
  a. usually cancel each other out.
  b. promote neighborly interactions.
  c. play a major role in grassroots politics but are of little importance in elite politics.
  d. are overwhelmed by economic issues.
  e. generally coincide with geographic cleavages.

 Q. 2

The weakness of the Nigerian state is evidenced by the
 
  a. difficulty of recruiting civil servants.
  b. poor state of military readiness in the armed forces.
  c. lack of universities.
  d. eradication of polio in the country.
  e. inability to maintain law and order in Lagos and other major cities.

 Q. 3

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

 Q. 4

Christians in Nigeria are primarily found among the
 
  a. Hausa.
  b. Igbo.
  c. Hausa and Igbo.
  d. Hausa and Yoruba.
  e. Igbo and Yoruba.

 Q. 5

Of the different ethnic groups in Nigeria, which group is the largest?
 
  a. Yoruba
  b. Igbo
  c. Hausa-Fulani
  d. Zulu
  e. Dinka

 Q. 6

What is the Nigerian infant mortality rate?
 
  a. Seven percent
  b. Thirteen percent
  c. Fifteen percent
  d. Twenty percent
  e. Twenty five percent

 Q. 7

Poverty in Nigeria
 
  a. is isolated in small pockets in the driest areas of the North.
  b. is the condition in which most people live.
  c. has declined significantly in the past ten years.
  d. has rapidly declined as oil prices have risen.
  e. is a bigger problem for state governments than for the national government.