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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 misfortune happened to "Z.S.-K"?

2. How many copies of the Ethiopian newspapers were printed?

3. What was Makonen's position in the government?

4. What did the soldiers of Eritrea want?

5. Which of the Emperor's family members also enjoyed traveling abroad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the people do to protect themselves from informers?

2. How did the Emperor keep track of the new developments that were being built?

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

4. Why was "N.L.E." fired from his job as titular clerk?

5. How did foreign news correspondents obtain information about famine in the north of Ethiopia in 1973?

6. Why did the overseas benefactors begin suspending shipments of food to feed the starving?

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

8. How did the Emperor make it acceptable to raise the taxes the peasants had to pay?

9. Who were some of the innocents killed during the coup?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kapuscinski's relationship with Teferra and why Teferra was willing to assist Kapuscinski with his interviews.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the two images that the Emperor had.

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