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

2. When some complained about development, what did they say that some of the people could not afford?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) To buy land.
(c) To feed their children.
(d) To buy new clothing.

3. What was Makonen's position in the government?
(a) Minister of Security.
(b) Minister of Industry and Commerce.
(c) Minister of Information.
(d) Minister of Development.

4. What automobile did the Emperor prize for its dignified lines?
(a) Rolls-Royce.
(b) Mercedes-Benz.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Lincoln Continental.

5. What did lackeys do in the Palace after the coup?
(a) Took down torn and partly burned curtains.
(b) Sanded soaked-in bloodstains from the parquet.
(c) Swept up broken glass.
(d) Cleaned the floors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would the Emperor eat his dinner?

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

3. After the coup, what group began to grumble and speak unreasonably and insultingly against the Palace?

4. Where were birds being observed in the quote at the beginning of the book?

5. Where were prisoners kept before the capital was established at Addis Ababa?

(see the answer key)

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