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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Throne, Pages 17-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what type of wood was the Emperor's bed made?
(a) Oak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Cherry.

2. Who wrote a book that had a passage describing the Emperor's coronation in 1930?
(a) Storm Jameson.
(b) Evelyn Waugh.
(c) Day Lewis.
(d) Erif Der.

3. Who wrote, "At the bottom there is a drudge who has to take it from everyone"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Haile Selassie.
(c) Adolf Remane.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

4. What were flown in for the reception held in 1963 for the leaders of the independent African nations?
(a) Wine and caviar.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Exotic flowers.
(d) Escargot.

5. Where were birds being observed in the quote at the beginning of the book?
(a) Pond.
(b) Forest.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Henhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Emperor weigh in his old age?

2. What did the author say ran wild in Addis Ababa?

3. What type of groves surrounded Addis Ababa in 1963?

4. In 1963, what instruments were played during a reception for African leaders?

5. What other group of people are as silent as the Ethiopians?

(see the answer key)

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