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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 was the hour between 10 and 11 a.m. called?
(a) The Hour of the Cashbox.
(b) The Hour of Assignments.
(c) The Hour of the Treasury.
(d) The Hour of Appointments.

2. As a rule, how many ministers would the Emperor meet with at a time?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. After the coup, what group began to grumble and speak unreasonably and insultingly against the Palace?
(a) The ministers.
(b) The aristocrats.
(c) The students.
(d) The peasants.

4. What did the Emperor do as a child to show humility to his father?
(a) Walk backwards when leaving a room where his father was.
(b) Wash his father's feet.
(c) Bow when his father entered a room.
(d) Kiss his father's shoes.

5. What did the Palace children do when the Emperor left the Palace?
(a) Grazed goats on the lawn.
(b) Flew kites.
(c) Played ball on the lawn.
(d) Picked flowers from the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ministers would be favored by the Emperor?

2. What was the previous location of the Imperial Court ?

3. What was Akilu's position in the government?

4. Who did the Emperor refuse to pay for labor performed to build the Imperial Palace?

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

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