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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. On page 108, what was "M.S.'s" job?

2. What was grown in the region where Germame held a government position?

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

4. How many people served on a revolutionary council established by Germame?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the Emperor try to keep the people from thinking about the conditions in Ethiopia?

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

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

6. What did Mengistu say when he faced a court martial for his part in the coup with Germame?

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

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

9. Why were dignitaries from Sidamo upset with Germame?

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

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

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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