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

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

3. According to "Y.M.", who was the Emperor's only teacher?
(a) Monsignor David.
(b) Monsignor Jerome.
(c) Bishop Philip.
(d) Bishop Andrew.

4. In 1963, for what would cars driving on Churchill Road have to stop?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Camels.
(d) Goats.

5. On a typical day, what time did the Emperor get up in the morning?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 6:00 or 7:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 4:00 or 5:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did it cost to bring a singer to sing for African leaders in 1963?

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

3. Who wrote a book that had a passage describing the Emperor's coronation in 1930?

4. How many men rode together on their jeeps patrolling?

5. Who was the contractor who was overseeing the workers performing construction work in Addis Ababa in 1930?

(see the answer key)

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