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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 did the Emperor become the first monarch in the history of Ethiopia travel to another country?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1924.

2. In what province did soldiers start a rebellion and arrest their superiors?
(a) Bale.
(b) Sidamo.
(c) Kaffa.
(d) Arsi.

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

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

5. What was the last day of the coup headed by Germame?
(a) December 31.
(b) December 16.
(c) December 29.
(d) December 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did the Emperor give Germame?

2. When the flagship Ethiopia was out of service, what ship did the Emperor take instead for his cruise?

3. Where did the Emperor travel in late 1960?

4. When had the Emperor come to power through a conspiracy?

5. Who denounced the rebels headed by Germame and had leaflets dropped by plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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