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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. How much did it cost to bring a singer to sing for African leaders in 1963?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $15,000.

2. What unit has guns mounted next to the drivers' seats of their jeeps?
(a) Third Division.
(b) First Division.
(c) Fourth Division.
(d) Second Division.

3. How many men rode together on their jeeps patrolling?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

5. In 1930, which ethnic group provided most of the workers for the construction work in Addis Ababa?
(a) Guraghi.
(b) Surma.
(c) Danta.
(d) Hadiya.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What singer was brought to serenade the leaders of the independent African nations in 1963?

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

4. How old was the Emperor when he became heir to the throne?

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

(see the answer key)

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