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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Collapse, Pages 139 - 164.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1930s, who invaded Ethiopia?
(a) Chad.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Italy.

2. What television journalist came to Ethiopia in 1973?
(a) Jonathan Dimbleby.
(b) Brian Wescott.
(c) Nathan Wimbledon.
(d) David Brigham.

3. Who wrote, "It is an amazing thing, the extraordinary feeling of security..."?
(a) de Tocqueville.
(b) de Lafayette.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Rabelais.

4. What did children do while their parents were eating in the old days?
(a) Kept a prone position until the parents finished eating.
(b) Stood with their faces to the wall.
(c) Served their parents.
(d) Stood and watch their parents eat.

5. Which was the first group to ask to be rewarded for their part in halting the coup?
(a) The Imperial Guard.
(b) The army generals.
(c) The security staff.
(d) The police officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides students, who else died in a demonstration the students held after the peasant uprising?

2. When only the Emperor and his valet were in the Palace, what would the valet read to the Emperor?

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

4. Who led the Jailers faction?

5. What was "Z.T.'s" position in the palace?

(see the answer key)

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