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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. On page 37, what was "I.B.'s" job?

2. According to Section 1, Pages 49-56, what hour began at 11 a.m. and ended at noon?

3. If the Emperor stopped in front of the lions' cage during his morning walk, what would he throw the lions?

4. From which of the palace factions were positions like Minister of the Pen or political police filled?

5. What singer was brought to serenade the leaders of the independent African nations in 1963?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Haile Selassie dispense judgment?

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

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

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

8. On page 47, why was "G.H.-M." called cuckoo behind his back?

9. What types of positions did the Emperor assign personally?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss the atmosphere that permeated the Empire after the 1960 coup.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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