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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. When had the Emperor come to power through a conspiracy?

2. Who wrote, "It is an amazing thing, the extraordinary feeling of security..."?

3. After the coup, who grumbled when the "personal people" began to fill the Palace offices?

4. What trivial event organized by the American Peace Corps set off a revolution?

5. When did soldiers start a rebellion and arrest their superiors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had to be done to clean up the mess in the Palace after the coup ended?

2. Why did everyone especially wish to travel with the Emperor when he was visiting a foreign country?

3. Why did soldiers start a rebellion and arrest their superiors in the province of Sidamo?

4. Why did the Emperor introduce the Army-Police Hour?

5. Why did every hair on "F.U.-H.'s" head turn white?

6. Describe what the mortar man, "M.S." did.

7. Why were dignitaries from Sidamo upset with Germame?

8. What did international aid workers discover when they came to help the starving people of Ethiopia?

9. What post did the Emperor assign to Germame?

10. What were some of the new developments begun after the coup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss how the Emperor created his persona.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the two images that the Emperor had.

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