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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. What did lackeys do in the Palace after the coup?
(a) Swept up broken glass.
(b) Took down torn and partly burned curtains.
(c) Cleaned the floors.
(d) Sanded soaked-in bloodstains from the parquet.

2. What was "B.K.-S.'s job?
(a) Doorman.
(b) Purse attendant.
(c) Cloakroom attendant.
(d) Footman.

3. How many years ago was the procedure for justice established that the Emperor used?
(a) 2,000 years ago.
(b) 3,000 years ago.
(c) 200 years ago.
(d) 100 years ago.

4. How many years was Prince Imru exiled from the country when he fail out of the Emperor's favor?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Twenty years.

5. When some complained about development, what did they say that some of the people could not afford?
(a) To buy new clothing.
(b) To feed their children.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) To buy land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who established the procedure for justice that the Emperor used?

2. In 1963, what did some people steal at a reception for leaders of the independent African nations?

3. On page 37, what was "I.B.'s" job?

4. What did the Emperor do between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.?

5. When did Betwoded Negash wish to proclaim an Ethiopian republic?

(see the answer key)

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