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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the peasants rebel?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1971.

2. What was grown in the region where Germame held a government position?
(a) Barley.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Pulses.
(d) Sorghum.

3. Where did the Emperor's grandson flee when the navy rebelled?
(a) Addis Ababa.
(b) Khartoum.
(c) Hargeysa.
(d) Djibouti.

4. What was the last year of the Emperor's reign?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1972.

5. What trivial event organized by the American Peace Corps set off a revolution?
(a) A book sale.
(b) A fashion show.
(c) A picnic.
(d) A concert.

6. What type of a vehicle did Makonen drive?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) Chevy sedan.
(c) Peuget.
(d) Ford sedan.

7. When was a demonstration held by students after the peasant uprising?
(a) The end of 1969.
(b) The beginning of 1969.
(c) The beginning of 1970.
(d) The end of 1970.

8. Where was the television journalist from who visited Ethiopia in 1973?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) London.

9. How many people served on a revolutionary council established by Germame?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Twenty.

10. What were peasants doing to policemen?
(a) Ambushing them.
(b) Hanging them.
(c) Bashing in their skills.
(d) Running them out of town.

11. When some complained about development, what did they say that some of the people could not afford?
(a) To buy new clothing.
(b) To buy land.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) To feed their children.

12. Who was the legal heir to the throne when Haile Selassie came to power?
(a) Wossen.
(b) Lij Yasu.
(c) Menilek.
(d) Zawditu.

13. When did the Emperor become the first monarch in the history of Ethiopia travel to another country?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1915.

14. What was "Z.S.-K.'s" son's name?
(a) Hagos.
(b) Bekele.
(c) Hailu.
(d) Desta.

15. What was Akilu's position in the government?
(a) Premier.
(b) Doorman.
(c) Footman.
(d) Minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what province did the peasants rebel?

2. Where did the Emperor travel in late 1960?

3. What did children do while their parents were eating in the old days?

4. Who denounced the rebels headed by Germame and had leaflets dropped by plane?

5. What was Makonen's position in the government?

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