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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. Why did "G.S.-D" have to monitor the storage of the pillows?
(a) To make sure they wre always clean.
(b) To masure sure that mice did not nest in the pillows.
(c) To make sure fleas did not breed in the pillows.
(d) To make sure there were not rips or tears.

2. Who did the Emperor refuse to pay for labor performed to build the Imperial Palace?
(a) Local masons.
(b) Local bricklayers.
(c) Foreign engineers.
(d) Foreign architects.

3. On page 47, what did "G.H.-M." say his nickname was at the Palace?
(a) Trouble.
(b) Miser.
(c) Sticky fingers.
(d) Cuckoo.

4. Who wrote a book that had a passage describing the Emperor's coronation in 1930?
(a) Evelyn Waugh.
(b) Storm Jameson.
(c) Erif Der.
(d) Day Lewis.

5. Where were birds being observed in the quote at the beginning of the book?
(a) Pond.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Henhouse.
(d) Forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what hotel did Kapuscinski meet Teferra soon after the Emperor was deposed?

2. What was the previous location of the Imperial Court ?

3. What amounts might ministers come to the Emperor asking for approval?

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

5. Who was the contractor who was overseeing the workers performing construction work in Addis Ababa in 1930?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the Emperor's sleeping habits?

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

3. How did Haile Selassie dispense judgment?

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

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

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

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

8. Why did the Emperor have Tekele Wolda Hawariat beheaded?

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

10. Why did the foreign news correspondents decide not to complain to the Emperor about the communications arrangements?

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