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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Collapse, Pages 120 - 138.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What were the criteria that the Emperor used when making appointments for various jobs?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Family connections.
(c) Talent.
(d) Loyalty.

3. What was the name of a television documentary about the Ethiopian famine?
(a) Ethiopia: The Unknown Famine.
(b) Starvation and Death.
(c) Famine in Africa.
(d) The Famine of 1973.

4. When did Betwoded Negash wish to proclaim an Ethiopian republic?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

5. Where did the Emperor travel in order to make an official cruise?
(a) Tigre.
(b) Shewa.
(c) Wello.
(d) Eritrea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the legal heir to the throne when Haile Selassie came to power?

3. What low official in the Ministry of Information enjoyed access to the Emperor four times a week?

4. How many lived in Addis Ababa in 1963?

5. When did soldiers start a rebellion and arrest their superiors?

(see the answer key)

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