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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 was the name of the dog that slept on the Emperor's bed?
(a) Mopsy.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Muffin.
(d) Fluffy.
2. How much did it cost to bring a singer to sing for African leaders in 1963?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $30,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $15,000.
3. On page 47, what did "G.H.-M." say his nickname was at the Palace?
(a) Miser.
(b) Cuckoo.
(c) Sticky fingers.
(d) Trouble.
4. From which of the palace factions were positions like Minister of the Pen or political police filled?
(a) Landowners.
(b) Personal people.
(c) Aristocrats.
(d) Bureaucrats.
5. Where was the Minister of the Pen sent after his demotion?
(a) A backwestern province.
(b) A backnorthern province.
(c) A backeastern province.
(d) A backward southern province.
Short Answer Questions
1. If the Emperor stopped in front of the lions' cage during his morning walk, what would he throw the lions?
2. In 1963, what instruments were played during a reception for African leaders?
3. Where were some of those who used to live at the Palace hiding in disguise?
4. In 1930, which ethnic group provided most of the workers for the construction work in Addis Ababa?
5. What amounts might ministers come to the Emperor asking for approval?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Addis Ababa like in 1963?
2. What was the advantage for the Emperor of only receiving verbal reports with nothing written down?
3. On page 47, why was "G.H.-M." called cuckoo behind his back?
4. Why did the Emperor have Tekele Wolda Hawariat beheaded?
5. Why did a pillow have to be placed beneath the Emperor's feet when he was sitting on his throne?
6. What were the Emperor's sleeping habits?
7. What types of positions did the Emperor assign personally?
8. Where did the Imperial court used to be located before Addis Abab became the capital of the Empire?
9. How did the Emperor avoid paying the local masons who worked to construct the Imperial Palace?
10. What punishments did the Emperor abolish at the beginning of his reign?
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