View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does "F.U.-H." say that the end of the Empire began?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1959.

2. After the coup, who grumbled when the "personal people" began to fill the Palace offices?
(a) The Security Office.
(b) The aristocrats.
(c) The head of the Palace guards.
(d) Crown Council.

3. What was grown in the region where Germame held a government position?
(a) Sorghum.
(b) Pulses.
(c) Barley.
(d) Coffee.

4. After the coup, what group began to grumble and speak unreasonably and insultingly against the Palace?
(a) The ministers.
(b) The students.
(c) The peasants.
(d) The aristocrats.

5. Why did taxi drivers go on strike?
(a) Taxes were levied on fares.
(b) They had to provide rides at no charge to government officials.
(c) Price of gas was raised.
(d) Gas was rationed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was the first group to ask to be rewarded for their part in halting the coup?

2. Who said, "One often observes a fear of falling in people"?

3. What did children do while their parents were eating in the old days?

4. What new hour did the Emperor institute between 4 and 5 p.m.?

5. What was the last day of the coup headed by Germame?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mengistu say when he faced a court martial for his part in the coup with Germame?

2. Why did the soldiers in Eritrea want humane funerals?

3. Describe Makonen.

4. What post did the Emperor assign to Germame?

5. Why did the Emperor introduce the Army-Police Hour?

6. How did the Emperor try to keep the people from thinking about the conditions in Ethiopia?

7. Why was "N.L.E." fired from his job as titular clerk?

8. What did the people do to protect themselves from informers?

9. What happened during a student demonstration in 1969?

10. Describe what the mortar man, "M.S." did.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 777 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample