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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. After the coup, what group began to grumble and speak unreasonably and insultingly against the Palace?

2. Which was the first group to ask to be rewarded for their part in halting the coup?

3. What was hauled off in trucks after the coup?

4. What was the last year of the Emperor's reign?

5. When did the peasants rebel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was the national budget divided?

4. Why were dignitaries from Sidamo upset with Germame?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did the soldiers in Eritrea want humane funerals?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast life for the Emperor, ministers, and dignitaries to the life that the peasants lived.

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

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

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