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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book described the Emperor's coronation in 1930?
(a) Layers of Time.
(b) Fire on the Mountain.
(c) They Were Still Dancing.
(d) Held at a Distance.

3. According to "M," which plebian wielded a great deal of power in the last days of the Emperor's reign?
(a) Aklilu.
(b) Makonen.
(c) Giyorgis.
(d) Safo.

4. Who established the procedure for justice that the Emperor used?
(a) King Solomon.
(b) Emperor Anaeb.
(c) Emperor Yetbarak.
(d) King Eznas I.

5. In 1963, what meal did the foreign news correspondents share with the Emperor?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Supper.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

6. Where would the Emperor eat his dinner?
(a) Anniversary Place.
(b) Imperial Palace.
(c) Old Palace.
(d) Jubilee Palace.

7. How old was the Emperor when he became heir to the throne?
(a) Thirty-four.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Twenty-four.

8. When would the Emperor arrive at the Old Palace?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m

9. What type of groves surrounded Addis Ababa in 1963?
(a) Eucalyptus.
(b) Orange.
(c) Olive.
(d) Lemon.

10. What was Aba Hanna Jema's position?
(a) Minister of Information.
(b) Internal Security.
(c) Confessor and treasurer.
(d) Minister of the Pen.

11. What unit has guns mounted next to the drivers' seats of their jeeps?
(a) Third Division.
(b) Second Division.
(c) First Division.
(d) Fourth Division.

12. How many men rode together on their jeeps patrolling?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

13. How long did "G.S.-D" perform the job of placing a pillow under the Emperor's feet?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Twenty-six years.
(c) Thirty-one years.
(d) Twenty years.

14. What was "Z.T.'s" position in the palace?
(a) Doorman.
(b) Cook.
(c) Footman.
(d) Protocol official.

15. How many years was Prince Imru exiled from the country when he fail out of the Emperor's favor?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Thirty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What singer was brought to serenade the leaders of the independent African nations in 1963?

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

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

4. Who ordered the establishment of Addis Ababa as the capital of Ethiopia?

5. How many different pillows did "G.S.-D" have available to use to place under the Emperor's feet?

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