21 abducted schoolgirls freed in Nigeria

Q: Boko Haram militants last week released 21 of the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped more than two years ago. Where is Nigeria?

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Q: The release of the girls came after negotiations between the government and Boko Haram, which is what type of rebel group?

A. Communist

B. Islamist

C. Tribal

D. All of the above

Q: The freed girls were taken to Nigeria’s capital . . .

A. Abjua

B. Kampala

C. Nairobi

D. Pretoria

Q: After the schoolgirls were kidnapped in the remote northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014, Nigeria’s neighbors joined it fighting Boko Haram. The extremists carried out several attacks in Nigeria’s eastern neighbor . . .

A. Angola

B. Botswana

C. Cameroon

D. DR Congo

Q: More than 3 million people displaced and isolated by Boko Haram fighters are facing famine and disease in what is being called one of the world’s biggest humanitarian disasters. In Africa, oil-rich Nigeria has the . . .

A. Most people

B. Biggest economy

C. Most poor people

D. All of the above


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