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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. What were flown in for the reception held in 1963 for the leaders of the independent African nations?
(a) Escargot.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Exotic flowers.
(d) Wine and caviar.

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

3. How many years was Prince Imru exiled from the country when he fail out of the Emperor's favor?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Thirty years.

4. According to "Y.M.", who was the Emperor's only teacher?
(a) Bishop Philip.
(b) Monsignor David.
(c) Bishop Andrew.
(d) Monsignor Jerome.

5. What low official in the Ministry of Information enjoyed access to the Emperor four times a week?
(a) Gugsa Welle.
(b) Kassa Darge.
(c) Desta Damtew.
(d) Abeje Debalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the job of "A.M.-M"?

2. What type of songs did a singer sing after a feast held for African leaders in 1963?

3. What were the criteria that the Emperor used when making appointments for various jobs?

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

5. In 1963, where did the reception take place for African leaders?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Emperor begin his day?

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

3. What were the most tiring searches during the fetasha?

4. What happened when the Emperor brought the first airplane from Europe in the twenties?

5. Why did a pillow have to be placed beneath the Emperor's feet when he was sitting on his throne?

6. What was the fetasha?

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

8. Where did the Imperial court used to be located before Addis Abab became the capital of the Empire?

9. What was the advantage for the Emperor of only receiving verbal reports with nothing written down?

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

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