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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 Germame's brother's position in the government?
(a) Chief of the Palace Guard.
(b) Chief of Security.
(c) Chief of Information.
(d) Chief of the Imperial Guard.

2. Who denounced the rebels headed by Germame and had leaflets dropped by plane?
(a) Patriarch Basilios.
(b) Patriarch Nevena.
(c) Patriarch Martinas.
(d) Patriarch Callista.

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

4. Who wrote, "It is an amazing thing, the extraordinary feeling of security..."?
(a) de Lafayette.
(b) de Tocqueville.
(c) Rabelais.
(d) Rousseau.

5. When some complained about development, what did they say that some of the people could not afford?
(a) To buy new clothing.
(b) To feed their children.
(c) To buy land.
(d) A pair of shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what province did soldiers start a rebellion and arrest their superiors?

2. Who aided the Emperor when he came to power?

3. When was a demonstration held by students after the peasant uprising?

4. After the peasant uprising, who wanted to gather loyal students and stage a demonstration?

5. How many years did "F.U.-H.'s" have his government job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was an important and useful characteristic of the new appointees after the coup?

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

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

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

5. Why did everyone especially wish to travel with the Emperor when he was visiting a foreign country?

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

7. Describe Makonen.

8. What happened during a student demonstration in 1969?

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

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

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