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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Throne, Pages 37 - 49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made one official more important than another in the Emperor's court?
(a) How much wealth he had.
(b) How much education he had.
(c) How much access the individual had to the Emperor's ear.
(d) How much authority his position wielded.

2. Who did the Emperor refuse to pay for labor performed to build the Imperial Palace?
(a) Foreign architects.
(b) Local masons.
(c) Foreign engineers.
(d) Local bricklayers.

3. A bag made from ___________was used to carry money for the Emperor.
(a) Deerskin.
(b) Snakeskin.
(c) Calfskin.
(d) Lambskin.

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

5. What would the guards do when the Emperor left the capital?
(a) Worked on military drills.
(b) Chained the gates and inspected weapons.
(c) Chained the gates and slept under the trees.
(d) Spruced up their uniforms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Emperor do between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.?

2. How many main factions were there in the palace?

3. Who wrote, "At the bottom there is a drudge who has to take it from everyone"?

4. What was the hour between 10 and 11 a.m. called?

5. On page 47, what did "G.H.-M." say his nickname was at the Palace?

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