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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many palaces did the Emperor build who established the capital at Addis Ababa?

2. Who was the leader of the aristocrats?

3. What automobile did the Emperor prize for its dignified lines?

4. Who did the Emperor refuse to pay for labor performed to build the Imperial Palace?

5. What were the criteria that the Emperor used when making appointments for various jobs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did a pillow have to be placed beneath the Emperor's feet when he was sitting on his throne?

2. How did the Emperor begin his day?

3. What punishments did the Emperor abolish at the beginning of his reign?

4. What happened when the Emperor brought the first airplane from Europe in the twenties?

5. On page 39, how did "W.A.-N" say that the people showed their greed?

6. Why would the ministers stay around the Palace all morning rather than being in their offices?

7. Why did the Emperor have Tekele Wolda Hawariat beheaded?

8. How would the Emperor attempt to give money to the masses?

9. How did the Emperor avoid paying the local masons who worked to construct the Imperial Palace?

10. Why was it an art for a footman to open and close doors for the Emperor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast life for the Emperor, ministers, and dignitaries to the life that the peasants lived.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Germame and why he fell out of favor with the Emperor.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the Emperor played factions against each other in order to secure the power of his throne. Use examples from the book.

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