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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who ordered the establishment of Addis Ababa as the capital of Ethiopia?
(a) Emperor Menelik.
(b) Emperor Kassa Hailu.
(c) Emperor Germa Seyum.
(d) Emperor Yetbarak.

4. What was "B.K.-S.'s job?
(a) Cloakroom attendant.
(b) Purse attendant.
(c) Doorman.
(d) Footman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a money bag might the Emperor be able to empty before riots would break out?

2. What was the name of the Minister of the Pen who was demoted?

3. How many different pillows did "G.S.-D" have available to use to place under the Emperor's feet?

4. Who wrote a book that had a passage describing the Emperor's coronation in 1930?

5. What type of groves surrounded Addis Ababa in 1963?

Short Essay Questions

1. What punishments did the Emperor abolish at the beginning of his reign?

2. How would the Emperor attempt to give money to the masses?

3. Why did the Emperor prefer bad ministers?

4. What was the background of the "personal people" in the palace, and what type of jobs did they hold?

5. What was the fetasha?

6. Describe the reception the Emperor had for African leaders in 1963.

7. What were the Emperor's sleeping habits?

8. How did the Emperor's visits to the provinces drain the treasury?

9. How did the Emperor avoid paying the local masons who worked to construct the Imperial Palace?

10. On page 39, how did "W.A.-N" say that the people showed their greed?

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