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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Collapse, Pages 107 - 120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dollar amount required approval from the Emperor before making an expenditure?
(a) More than $5.
(b) More than $20.
(c) More than $15
(d) More than $10.

2. What was the Emperor's father's name?
(a) Makonen.
(b) Aphilas.
(c) Ezanas.
(d) Menelik.

3. On page 37, what was "I.B.'s" job?
(a) Footman.
(b) Doorman.
(c) Protocol official.
(d) Purse bearer.

4. Where was the Minister of the Pen sent after his demotion?
(a) A backeastern province.
(b) A backwestern province.
(c) A backward southern province.
(d) A backnorthern province.

5. How many years ago was the procedure for justice established that the Emperor used?
(a) 200 years ago.
(b) 2,000 years ago.
(c) 100 years ago.
(d) 3,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the punishment even for minor offenses before Haile Selassie became emperor?

2. According to "M," which plebian wielded a great deal of power in the last days of the Emperor's reign?

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

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

5. What was the name of the Minister of the Pen who was demoted?

(see the answer key)

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