View a FREE sample

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 1930, which ethnic group provided most of the workers for the construction work in Addis Ababa?
(a) Surma.
(b) Danta.
(c) Guraghi.
(d) Hadiya.

2. What was the punishment even for minor offenses before Haile Selassie became emperor?
(a) Cut off fingers and toes.
(b) Disembowelment.
(c) Cut off hands and legs.
(d) Cut off ears.

3. How many palaces did the Emperor build who established the capital at Addis Ababa?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

4. Which of the Emperor's family members also enjoyed traveling abroad?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His son.

5. Who wrote, "At the bottom there is a drudge who has to take it from everyone"?
(a) Adolf Remane.
(b) Haile Selassie.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the dog that slept on the Emperor's bed?

2. What was the name of a television documentary about the Ethiopian famine?

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

4. In 1963, for what would cars driving on Churchill Road have to stop?

5. What was Yelma Deresa's position in the government?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 224 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample