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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: It's Coming, It's Coming, Pages 88 - 103.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the masters of ceremony do when the Emperor left the capital?
(a) Watched sporting events.
(b) Went home.
(c) Hung out in local bars.
(d) Stayed in the Palace.

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

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

4. Who was the contractor who was overseeing the workers performing construction work in Addis Ababa in 1930?
(a) An Armenian.
(b) An Italian.
(c) A Russian.
(d) A Swede.

5. What did the Palace servants do when the Emperor was away from the Palace?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Y.M.", who was the Emperor's only teacher?

2. What made one official more important than another in the Emperor's court?

3. On page 11, what did the Emperor receive as a gift from the president of Uganda?

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

5. What was "Z.S.-K.'s" son's name?

(see the answer key)

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