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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. What was the hour between 10 and 11 a.m. called?

2. On a typical day, what time did the Emperor get up in the morning?

3. How much did it cost to bring a singer to sing for African leaders in 1963?

4. In 1963, for what would cars driving on Churchill Road have to stop?

5. From what ethnic group was Teferra Gebrewold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the foreign news correspondents decide not to complain to the Emperor about the communications arrangements?

2. What was the advantage for the Emperor of only receiving verbal reports with nothing written down?

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

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

5. Where did the Imperial court used to be located before Addis Abab became the capital of the Empire?

6. How did Haile Selassie dispense judgment?

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

8. What were the most tiring searches during the fetasha?

9. What was the background of the "personal people" in the palace, and what type of jobs did they hold?

10. What happened to get Prince Imru exiled for 20 years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the two images that the Emperor had.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss some of the uncommon jobs that servants had to perform in the Palace and how some of these jobs were viewed by outsiders.

Essay Topic 3

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

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