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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the masters of ceremony do when the Emperor left the capital?
(a) Stayed in the Palace.
(b) Went home.
(c) Watched sporting events.
(d) Hung out in local bars.

2. What was the previous location of the Imperial Court ?
(a) Hawassa.
(b) Wherever harvests were good and cattle plentiful.
(c) Debre Marcos.
(d) In the mountains.

3. Where were birds being observed in the quote at the beginning of the book?
(a) Henhouse.
(b) Forest.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Pond.

4. Who did the Emperor refuse to pay for labor performed to build the Imperial Palace?
(a) Foreign engineers.
(b) Local masons.
(c) Foreign architects.
(d) Local bricklayers.

5. On a typical day, what time did the Emperor get up in the morning?
(a) 6:00 or 7:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 4:00 or 5:00 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

6. How many main factions were there in the palace?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

7. From what ethnic group was Teferra Gebrewold?
(a) Nuer.
(b) Oromo.
(c) Gurage.
(d) Amhara.

8. According to "Y.M.", who was the Emperor's only teacher?
(a) Bishop Andrew.
(b) Monsignor David.
(c) Monsignor Jerome.
(d) Bishop Philip.

9. Why was Tekele Wolda Hawariat beheaded?
(a) He took bribes.
(b) He tried to start a revolt against the Emperor.
(c) He was not loyal to the Emperor.
(d) He embezzled funds.

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

11. What type of songs did a singer sing after a feast held for African leaders in 1963?
(a) Lobi.
(b) Nigerian.
(c) Zulu.
(d) Kinka.

12. What did the Emperor weigh in his old age?
(a) 55 kilograms.
(b) 60 kilograms.
(c) 50 kilograms.
(d) 65 kilograms.

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

14. What did the Emperor wear to dispense justice?
(a) Black robe.
(b) Red robe.
(c) Purple robe.
(d) Blue robe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the aristocrats?

2. According to Section 1, Pages 49-56, what hour began at 11 a.m. and ended at noon?

3. Who was the contractor who was overseeing the workers performing construction work in Addis Ababa in 1930?

4. How many times did the Emperor visit a Palace in the Ogaden Desert?

5. On page 47, what did "G.H.-M." say his nickname was at the Palace?

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