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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. Where would ministers spend their mornings?
(a) In the Palace.
(b) Visiting with the people.
(c) Inspecting public buildings.
(d) At their offices.

2. What low official in the Ministry of Information enjoyed access to the Emperor four times a week?
(a) Desta Damtew.
(b) Abeje Debalk.
(c) Gugsa Welle.
(d) Kassa Darge.

3. Where did reports say that most of the murmurs and whispers were originating after the coup?
(a) The university.
(b) The army.
(c) The aristocrats.
(d) The peasants.

4. What did the Emperor do between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.?
(a) Have a light snack.
(b) Hand out assignments.
(c) Listen to reports.
(d) Go for another walk.

5. What book described the Emperor's coronation in 1930?
(a) Held at a Distance.
(b) They Were Still Dancing.
(c) Layers of Time.
(d) Fire on the Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1963, what meal did the foreign news correspondents share with the Emperor?

2. According to "M," which plebian wielded a great deal of power in the last days of the Emperor's reign?

3. How many times did the Emperor visit a Palace in the Ogaden Desert?

4. Who wrote a book that had a passage describing the Emperor's coronation in 1930?

5. Who was the contractor who was overseeing the workers performing construction work in Addis Ababa in 1930?

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