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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: It's Coming, It's Coming, Pages 75 - 88.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Army-Police Hour held?
(a) Between 7 and 8 p.m.
(b) Between 8 and 9 p.m.
(c) Between 5 and 6 p.m.
(d) Between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

2. What new hour did the Emperor institute between 4 and 5 p.m.?
(a) The Security Hour.
(b) The International Hour.
(c) The Hour of Development.
(d) The Army-Police Hour.

3. What was hauled off in trucks after the coup?
(a) Heaps of broken furniture and boxes full of empty shells.
(b) Glass from broken windows and mirrors.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Weapons and ammunition.

4. What did the masters of ceremony do when the Emperor left the capital?
(a) Stayed in the Palace.
(b) Watched sporting events.
(c) Hung out in local bars.
(d) Went home.

5. From which of the palace factions were positions like Minister of the Pen or political police filled?
(a) Bureaucrats.
(b) Aristocrats.
(c) Landowners.
(d) Personal people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Prince Imru do to earn disfavor with the Emperor?

2. Where did reports say that most of the murmurs and whispers were originating after the coup?

3. From what location would the Emperor attempt to throw money to the poor?

4. What book described the Emperor's coronation in 1930?

5. After the coup, who grumbled when the "personal people" began to fill the Palace offices?

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