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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Yelma Deresa's position in the government?
(a) Minster of Security.
(b) Minister of Finance.
(c) Minister of the Pen.
(d) Minister of Information.

2. What was "B.K.-S.'s job?
(a) Cloakroom attendant.
(b) Purse attendant.
(c) Doorman.
(d) Footman.

3. In what hotel did Kapuscinski meet Teferra soon after the Emperor was deposed?
(a) Hotel Gambela.
(b) Hotel Asela.
(c) Hotel Harar.
(d) Hotel Ras.

4. Which ministers would be favored by the Emperor?
(a) Those with wealth.
(b) Those who were quick of wit and perspicacity.
(c) Those who did not have quick wit or perspicacity.
(d) Those who had been educated abroad.

5. How many different pillows did "G.S.-D" have available to use to place under the Emperor's feet?
(a) Thirty-six.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Twenty-seven.

6. What was the job of "A.M.-M"?
(a) Keeper of the third door.
(b) Garbage hauler.
(c) Cook.
(d) Butler.

7. Who ordered the establishment of Addis Ababa as the capital of Ethiopia?
(a) Emperor Menelik.
(b) Emperor Yetbarak.
(c) Emperor Kassa Hailu.
(d) Emperor Germa Seyum.

8. How many times did the Emperor visit a Palace in the Ogaden Desert?
(a) Three times.
(b) Once.
(c) Five times.
(d) Twice.

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

10. In 1963, what instruments were played during a reception for African leaders?
(a) Bugles.
(b) Horns.
(c) Violins.
(d) Trumpets.

11. What amounts might ministers come to the Emperor asking for approval?
(a) $3.
(b) $1.
(c) $2.
(d) $4.

12. How many lived in Addis Ababa in 1963?
(a) About seven hundred thousand.
(b) Five hundred thousand.
(c) Six hundred thousand.
(d) A few hundred thousand.

13. Where would ministers spend their mornings?
(a) Visiting with the people.
(b) In the Palace.
(c) Inspecting public buildings.
(d) At their offices.

14. From what type of wood was the Emperor's bed made?
(a) Maple.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Oak.

15. What was the name of the Minister of the Pen who was demoted?
(a) Ras Tafari.
(b) Balcha Safo.
(c) Tafari Makonnen.
(d) Walde Giyorgis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the Emperor when he became heir to the throne?

2. What were the criteria that the Emperor used when making appointments for various jobs?

3. What would the guards do when the Emperor left the capital?

4. As a rule, how many ministers would the Emperor meet with at a time?

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

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