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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the Minister of the Pen sent after his demotion?
(a) A backward southern province.
(b) A backnorthern province.
(c) A backwestern province.
(d) A backeastern province.

3. As a rule, how many ministers would the Emperor meet with at a time?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

4. How much of a money bag might the Emperor be able to empty before riots would break out?
(a) Often not even half.
(b) The entire bag.
(c) Barely one third.
(d) Less than one quarter.

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

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

7. How many years ago was the procedure for justice established that the Emperor used?
(a) 3,000 years ago.
(b) 2,000 years ago.
(c) 200 years ago.
(d) 100 years ago.

8. What did Prince Imru do to earn disfavor with the Emperor?
(a) Plotted against the Emperor.
(b) Gave land to peasants.
(c) Refused to marry the Emperor's daughter.
(d) Took part in a conspiracy meeting.

9. From what location would the Emperor attempt to throw money to the poor?
(a) Abune Petros Square.
(b) Addis Ketema district.
(c) Mercato district.
(d) Piassa district.

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

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

12. What would the guards do when the Emperor left the capital?
(a) Worked on military drills.
(b) Chained the gates and slept under the trees.
(c) Chained the gates and inspected weapons.
(d) Spruced up their uniforms.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who published the Emperor's autobiography?

2. What book described the Emperor's coronation in 1930?

3. How long did "G.S.-D" perform the job of placing a pillow under the Emperor's feet?

4. What did the Emperor do between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.?

5. What did the masters of ceremony do when the Emperor left the capital?

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