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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 type of groves surrounded Addis Ababa in 1963?

2. According to "M," which plebian wielded a great deal of power in the last days of the Emperor's reign?

3. What was the previous location of the Imperial Court ?

4. Who wrote, "At the bottom there is a drudge who has to take it from everyone"?

5. Who was the leader of the aristocrats?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the fetasha?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What were the Emperor's sleeping habits?

8. What was Addis Ababa like in 1963?

9. Why did the Emperor prefer bad ministers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Emperor's thrift with his extravagances.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why there was a connection between sadness and thinking that could lead to discontent within the Empire.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the factions in the Palace in the 1970s and how each faction wanted to deal with the revolutionaries.

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