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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote a book that had a passage describing the Emperor's coronation in 1930?
(a) Erif Der.
(b) Storm Jameson.
(c) Evelyn Waugh.
(d) Day Lewis.

2. Where were some of those who used to live at the Palace hiding in disguise?
(a) In cloisters.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) In their homes.

3. What position would the Emperor assume when hearing the cases and pronouncing verdicts?
(a) Standing on a platform.
(b) Sitting on a specially designed chair.
(c) Reclining on a half chair.
(d) Sitting on a throne.

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

5. On page 5, "F" discusses a duty that he had to perform for ten years. What was this duty?
(a) Clean out the outhouses.
(b) Scoop manure out of the horse stalls.
(c) Sort through garbage.
(d) Wipe urine from the shoes of dignitaries.

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

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

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

9. What was another name for the Imperial Palace?
(a) Gondar.
(b) Danqaz.
(c) Entoto.
(d) Genete Leul.

10. Who published the Emperor's autobiography?
(a) New Century Press.
(b) Crown.
(c) Ullendorff.
(d) Prometheus Books.

11. What singer was brought to serenade the leaders of the independent African nations in 1963?
(a) Mimi Coertse.
(b) Miriam Makeba.
(c) Laurika Rauch.
(d) Illana May.

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

13. What other group of people are as silent as the Ethiopians?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Dutch.
(c) British.
(d) Swedes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which ministers would be favored by the Emperor?

3. From what type of wood was the Emperor's bed made?

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

5. How many years ago was the procedure for justice established that the Emperor used?

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