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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 leader of the aristocrats?

2. How old was the Emperor when he became heir to the throne?

3. From what location would the Emperor attempt to throw money to the poor?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the Emperor begin his day?

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

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

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

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

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

9. After the revolution, what happened to many of the people who had been people of the Palace?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why soldiers began revolting and arresting their senior officers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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