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

2. If the Emperor stopped in front of the lions' cage during his morning walk, what would he throw the lions?
(a) Ribs of beef.
(b) A leg of veal.
(c) A deer haunch.
(d) A pig head.

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

4. What singer was brought to serenade the leaders of the independent African nations in 1963?
(a) Laurika Rauch.
(b) Illana May.
(c) Mimi Coertse.
(d) Miriam Makeba.

5. Where were some of those who used to live at the Palace hiding in disguise?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) In cloisters.
(d) In their homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what hotel did Kapuscinski meet Teferra soon after the Emperor was deposed?

2. On page 5, "F" discusses a duty that he had to perform for ten years. What was this duty?

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

4. In 1963, where did the reception take place for African leaders?

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

(see the answer key)

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