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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. When was a demonstration held by students after the peasant uprising?
(a) The end of 1970.
(b) The end of 1969.
(c) The beginning of 1970.
(d) The beginning of 1969.

2. What student leader died in a demonstration held by the students after the peasant uprising?
(a) Woza Ginara.
(b) Teke Malana.
(c) Tilahum Gizaw.
(d) Wene Birini.

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

4. In what province did the peasants rebel?
(a) Gojam.
(b) Shewa.
(c) Arsi.
(d) Wello.

5. What type of a vehicle did Makonen drive?
(a) Chevy sedan.
(b) Peuget.
(c) Volkswagen.
(d) Ford sedan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Emperor become the first monarch in the history of Ethiopia travel to another country?

2. In the 1930s, who invaded Ethiopia?

3. What was the last year of the Emperor's reign?

4. What was Makonen's position in the government?

5. What did "Z.S.-K" say could lead "one right to the noose"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened during a student demonstration in 1969?

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

4. What post did the Emperor assign to Germame?

5. What were some of the new developments begun after the coup?

6. Why were dignitaries from Sidamo upset with Germame?

7. How did the Emperor make it acceptable to raise the taxes the peasants had to pay?

8. How did foreign news correspondents obtain information about famine in the north of Ethiopia in 1973?

9. Why did every hair on "F.U.-H.'s" head turn white?

10. What had to be done to clean up the mess in the Palace after the coup ended?

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