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Question 1:

Which multinational company was the target of the Ogoni Resistance Movement?
a) BP
b) Shell
c) Wal-Mart
d) Anglo-Gold
e) Nike

Question 2:

Apart from concerns about the perceived underdevelopment of the oil-rich Niger Delta, which of the following was a major concern for the Ogoni Resistance Movement?
a) Pollution of the ecosystem
b) Corruption in the oil sector
c) Child labour
d) Lack of employment opportunities for locals
e) Repatriation of earnings by multinational companies

Question 3:

Apart from multinational corporations, which other entity was targeted by the Ogoni Resistance Movement?
a) Western governments
b) The Nigerian government
c) Bretton Woods institutions
d) Expatriates
e) Global capitalism

Question 4:

What was the name of the prominent scholar and leader of the Ogoni Resistance Movement who was executed by the Nigerian authorities in1995?
a) Sani Abacha
b) M.K.O. Abiola
c) Ken Sora-Wiwa
d) Ibrahim Babangida
e) Ken Wiwa

Question 5:

Which of these was the most important international reaction against the Nigerian government for the execution of the leader of the Ogoni Resistance Movement?
a) Suspension from the UN
b) Suspension from the World Cup
c) An American-led attempt to overthrow the military government
d) Suspension from the Commonwealth
e) Withdrawal of multinational corporations

Question 6:

What key feature do the Chipko and Green Belt Movements have in common with the Ogoni Resistance Movement?
a) Women leaders
b) A bottom-up approach
c) Preservation of the environment
d) Execution of leaders
e) Fighting against oil companies

Question 7:

Who was the leader of the Green Belt Movement?
a) Kofi Annan
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Desmond Tutu
d) Wangari Maathai
e) Bali Devi

Question 9:

________ was one of the leaders of the Chipko movement.
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Wangari Maathai
c) Bali Devi
d) Indira Gandhi
e) Vanda Shiva

Question 10:

Which major international event occurred on the same day as the Zapatista uprising?
a) A military coup d’état in Mexico
b) The signing of the NAFTA agreement
c) The formation of the Organization of American States
d) The launch of the first Gulf War
e) The Cuban revolution

Question 11:

What was the Zapatista manifesto called?
a) Social Blue Print
b) Revolutionary Code
c) Manifesto of Social Justice
d) Comrade Declaration
e) Declaration from the Lacandón Jungle

Question 12:

What was the name of the leader of the Zapatista uprising?
a) Field Marshal Marco
b) Comrade Marcus
c) Fidel Castro
d) Subcommandante Marcos
e) Daniel Ortega

Question 13:

Which of the following factors gave rise to the Movimento Trabalhadores Rurais Sêm Terra?
a) Hunger strikes by prisoners
b) The arrest of striking farmers
c) Economic and social hardships caused by IMF policies
d) Environmental degradation
e) Discrimination against indigenous people

Question 14:

The World Social Forum could be seen as a counter-hegemonic movement against which of the following organizations?
a) a. Bretton Woods' institutions
b) The G8
c) The World Economic Forum
d) NAFTA
e) The European Union

Higher Education

Global Politics: Chapter Eleven