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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. In the 1930s, where did Haile Selassie live during the invasion of Ethiopia?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Germany.

2. Where did the Emperor travel in order to make an official cruise?
(a) Tigre.
(b) Eritrea.
(c) Shewa.
(d) Wello.

3. What was done with the bodies of insurgents?
(a) Their families were allowed to bury them.
(b) Burned publicly.
(c) They were hung from trees until the birds disposed of them.
(d) Buried at night in hidden, unknown places.

4. Where did reports say that most of the murmurs and whispers were originating after the coup?
(a) The army.
(b) The university.
(c) The aristocrats.
(d) The peasants.

5. Which was the first group to ask to be rewarded for their part in halting the coup?
(a) The army generals.
(b) The security staff.
(c) The police officers.
(d) The Imperial Guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the legal heir to the throne when Haile Selassie came to power?

2. When did Betwoded Negash wish to proclaim an Ethiopian republic?

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

4. What television journalist came to Ethiopia in 1973?

5. How many people served on a revolutionary council established by Germame?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why were dignitaries from Sidamo upset with Germame?

8. Describe Makonen.

9. What post did the Emperor assign to Germame?

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

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