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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Collapse, Pages 107 - 120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Section 1, Pages 49-56, what hour began at 11 a.m. and ended at noon?
(a) Hour of Security.
(b) Hour of the Reports.
(c) Hour of the Ministers.
(d) Hour of the Cashbox.

2. Who wrote, "It is an amazing thing, the extraordinary feeling of security..."?
(a) de Lafayette.
(b) Rabelais.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) de Tocqueville.

3. In a quote on page 107, what was the name of the Emperor whose head would disappear?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Justinian.

4. On page 5, "F" discusses a duty that he had to perform for ten years. What was this duty?
(a) Wipe urine from the shoes of dignitaries.
(b) Sort through garbage.
(c) Scoop manure out of the horse stalls.
(d) Clean out the outhouses.

5. What was Germame's brother's position in the government?
(a) Chief of the Imperial Guard.
(b) Chief of the Palace Guard.
(c) Chief of Security.
(d) Chief of Information.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would ministers spend their mornings?

2. How much did it cost to bring a singer to sing for African leaders in 1963?

3. When did Betwoded Negash wish to proclaim an Ethiopian republic?

4. What was the name of the dog that slept on the Emperor's bed?

5. In the 1930s, who invaded Ethiopia?

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