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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. Where was the television journalist from who visited Ethiopia in 1973?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) Hamburg.

2. How long did the tumultuous conflict last between the Palace and the university?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Fourteen years.
(d) Eleven years.

3. What was Akilu's position in the government?
(a) Doorman.
(b) Premier.
(c) Footman.
(d) Minister.

4. In the 1930s, who invaded Ethiopia?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Chad.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Italy.

5. When was the International Hour held?
(a) Between 6 and 7 p.m.
(b) Between 8 and 9 p.m.
(c) Between 7 and 8 p.m.
(d) Between 5 and 6 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was wrong with the flagship Ethiopia?

2. What trivial event organized by the American Peace Corps set off a revolution?

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

4. What was the Emperor's father's name?

5. What was "Z.S.-K.'s" son's mood when a misfortune happened to "Z.S.-K."?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the national budget divided?

2. How did the Emperor keep track of the new developments that were being built?

3. According to "G.O.-E," why must the Emperor have gone to bed after the coup never knowing if he would wake in the morning?

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

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

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

7. Who were some of the innocents killed during the coup?

8. What did international aid workers discover when they came to help the starving people of Ethiopia?

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

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

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