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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. Who was the contractor who was overseeing the workers performing construction work in Addis Ababa in 1930?

2. How many times did the Emperor visit a Palace in the Ogaden Desert?

3. What was the title of the Emperor's autobiography?

4. What was another name for the Imperial Palace?

5. How long did "G.S.-D" perform the job of placing a pillow under the Emperor's feet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How was justice dispensed in the itinerant period of the Empire?

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

7. How did the Emperor's visits to the provinces drain the treasury?

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

9. In 1963, what did Kapuscinski see when he went outside to find a quiet place at the African leaders' reception?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why the Emperor's visits had to be carefully planned. Why could he not simply show up unannounced in a province? Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the process that the peasants had to use to petition the Emperor for justice. Use examples from the book.

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