1.  a) What is the capital of Nigeria? 
b) Name the countries that border Nigeria.  (For a map, go to WorldAtlas.com.)

2.  a) What is MEND? 
b) What do you learn about MEND from paragraph #'s 3, 4, 5, 7?

3.  What general demand does MEND make of the government?

4.  What four things did a MEND member complain they lack in the south that people in the capital have?

5.  a) Why do the militants (MEND) attack oil installations in Nigeria?  
b) How do the militants obtain their weapons?

6.  List three specific key demands the militants have made of the government.

7.  a) Who is the President of Nigeria? 
b) What does MEND threaten to do if he visits their area?  
c) In what way does the President want to change the constitution?
d) How does U.S. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte view the change?

8.  MEND members say they are freedom fighters, not terrorists.  Do you agree with their claim?  Explain your answer.