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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1930s, where did Haile Selassie live during the invasion of Ethiopia?

2. Who led the Talkers faction?

3. What was wrong with the flagship Ethiopia?

4. When some complained about development, what did they say that some of the people could not afford?

5. What was "F.U.-H.'s" job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Emperor introduce the Army-Police Hour?

2. What did international aid workers discover when they came to help the starving people of Ethiopia?

3. What was an important and useful characteristic of the new appointees after the coup?

4. What were some of the new developments begun after the coup?

5. What post did the Emperor assign to Germame?

6. Why was General Beleta Abebe arrested and held by his soldiers?

7. How did the Emperor try to keep the people from thinking about the conditions in Ethiopia?

8. Describe what the mortar man, "M.S." did.

9. How did the Emperor keep track of the new developments that were being built?

10. What had to be done to clean up the mess in the Palace after the coup ended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast life for the Emperor, ministers, and dignitaries to the life that the peasants lived.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss how the Emperor created his persona.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Germame and why he fell out of favor with the Emperor.

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