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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Throne, Pages 37 - 49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Palace servants do when the Emperor was away from the Palace?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Nothing.

2. How many lived in Addis Ababa in 1963?
(a) A few hundred thousand.
(b) Six hundred thousand.
(c) Five hundred thousand.
(d) About seven hundred thousand.

3. What made one official more important than another in the Emperor's court?
(a) How much authority his position wielded.
(b) How much access the individual had to the Emperor's ear.
(c) How much education he had.
(d) How much wealth he had.

4. What amounts might ministers come to the Emperor asking for approval?
(a) $4.
(b) $2.
(c) $3.
(d) $1.

5. In what hotel did Kapuscinski meet Teferra soon after the Emperor was deposed?
(a) Hotel Gambela.
(b) Hotel Ras.
(c) Hotel Harar.
(d) Hotel Asela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Minister of the Pen who was demoted?

2. Where were birds being observed in the quote at the beginning of the book?

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

4. What was the hour between 10 and 11 a.m. called?

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

(see the answer key)

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