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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the coup, what group began to grumble and speak unreasonably and insultingly against the Palace?
(a) The aristocrats.
(b) The ministers.
(c) The peasants.
(d) The students.

2. Which of the Emperor's family members also enjoyed traveling abroad?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His son.

3. What student leader died in a demonstration held by the students after the peasant uprising?
(a) Wene Birini.
(b) Tilahum Gizaw.
(c) Teke Malana.
(d) Woza Ginara.

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

5. Where did the Emperor travel in late 1960?
(a) Peru.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Columbia.

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

7. Which was the first group to ask to be rewarded for their part in halting the coup?
(a) The Imperial Guard.
(b) The army generals.
(c) The security staff.
(d) The police officers.

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

9. When was the Army-Police Hour held?
(a) Between 8 and 9 p.m.
(b) Between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
(c) Between 5 and 6 p.m.
(d) Between 7 and 8 p.m.

10. How many years did "F.U.-H.'s" have his government job?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

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

12. What was the Emperor's father's name?
(a) Aphilas.
(b) Makonen.
(c) Ezanas.
(d) Menelik.

13. What did Makonen spend all his time and money doing?
(a) Tending to his duties as minister.
(b) Creating a network of informers.
(c) Buying land.
(d) Helping the poor.

14. What was "F.U.-H.'s" job?
(a) Officer in the Ministry of Security.
(b) Officer in the Ministry of Education.
(c) Officer in the Ministry of Ceremonies.
(d) Officer in the Ministry of Information.

15. Who was the one person that the Emperor had difficulty believing had betrayed him during the coup?
(a) Dibou.
(b) Kassa.
(c) Dereji.
(d) Workneh.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was a demonstration held by students after the peasant uprising?

2. What was the last year of the Emperor's reign?

3. What did the soldiers of Eritrea want?

4. Where did the Emperor travel in order to make an official cruise?

5. Who led the Talkers faction?

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