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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. How many men rode together on their jeeps patrolling?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.
2. From what ethnic group was Teferra Gebrewold?
(a) Nuer.
(b) Amhara.
(c) Gurage.
(d) Oromo.
3. What was "B.K.-S.'s job?
(a) Cloakroom attendant.
(b) Doorman.
(c) Footman.
(d) Purse attendant.
4. What singer was brought to serenade the leaders of the independent African nations in 1963?
(a) Illana May.
(b) Mimi Coertse.
(c) Laurika Rauch.
(d) Miriam Makeba.
5. What was the hour between 10 and 11 a.m. called?
(a) The Hour of Assignments.
(b) The Hour of Appointments.
(c) The Hour of the Cashbox.
(d) The Hour of the Treasury.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the previous location of the Imperial Court ?
2. What did the Emperor wear to dispense justice?
3. In 1963, for what would cars driving on Churchill Road have to stop?
4. How much of a money bag might the Emperor be able to empty before riots would break out?
5. On page 47, what did "G.H.-M." say his nickname was at the Palace?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when the Emperor brought the first airplane from Europe in the twenties?
2. Where did the Imperial court used to be located before Addis Abab became the capital of the Empire?
3. Why did the Emperor have Tekele Wolda Hawariat beheaded?
4. Why did a pillow have to be placed beneath the Emperor's feet when he was sitting on his throne?
5. How could subjects hand petitions to the Emperor?
6. Why did the Emperor prefer bad ministers?
7. How was justice dispensed in the itinerant period of the Empire?
8. In 1963, what did Kapuscinski see when he went outside to find a quiet place at the African leaders' reception?
9. Describe the reception the Emperor had for African leaders in 1963.
10. How did the Emperor's visits to the provinces drain the treasury?
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