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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: It's Coming, It's Coming, Pages 88 - 103.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of the Emperor's autobiography?
(a) Haile Selassie: My Life.
(b) My Life and Ethiopia.
(c) How I Changed Ethiopia.
(d) My Life as Emperor.

2. How many different pillows did "G.S.-D" have available to use to place under the Emperor's feet?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Thirty-six.

3. When did Betwoded Negash wish to proclaim an Ethiopian republic?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1950s.

4. On a typical day, what time did the Emperor get up in the morning?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 4:00 or 5:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 6:00 or 7:00 a.m.

5. Where was the Minister of the Pen sent after his demotion?
(a) A backward southern province.
(b) A backeastern province.
(c) A backnorthern province.
(d) A backwestern province.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote a book that had a passage describing the Emperor's coronation in 1930?

2. What other group of people are as silent as the Ethiopians?

3. What dollar amount required approval from the Emperor before making an expenditure?

4. On page 47, what did "G.H.-M." say his nickname was at the Palace?

5. What amounts might ministers come to the Emperor asking for approval?

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