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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Throne, Pages 26-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were some of those who used to live at the Palace hiding in disguise?
(a) In their homes.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) In cloisters.

2. Who wrote, "At the bottom there is a drudge who has to take it from everyone"?
(a) Haile Selassie.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Adolf Remane.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

3. What was the name of the Minister of the Pen who was demoted?
(a) Balcha Safo.
(b) Walde Giyorgis.
(c) Ras Tafari.
(d) Tafari Makonnen.

4. From which of the palace factions were positions like Minister of the Pen or political police filled?
(a) Landowners.
(b) Aristocrats.
(c) Personal people.
(d) Bureaucrats.

5. What other group of people are as silent as the Ethiopians?
(a) British.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Swedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book described the Emperor's coronation in 1930?

2. In 1930, which ethnic group provided most of the workers for the construction work in Addis Ababa?

3. How many main factions were there in the palace?

4. What unit has guns mounted next to the drivers' seats of their jeeps?

5. What type of songs did a singer sing after a feast held for African leaders in 1963?

(see the answer key)

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