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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What would the guards do when the Emperor left the capital?
(a) Worked on military drills.
(b) Chained the gates and slept under the trees.
(c) Chained the gates and inspected weapons.
(d) Spruced up their uniforms.

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

5. What was the hour between 10 and 11 a.m. called?
(a) The Hour of the Treasury.
(b) The Hour of the Cashbox.
(c) The Hour of Assignments.
(d) The Hour of Appointments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were birds being observed in the quote at the beginning of the book?

2. What was the name of the Minister of the Pen who was demoted?

3. Why did "G.S.-D" have to monitor the storage of the pillows?

4. What did Prince Imru do to earn disfavor with the Emperor?

5. How many years was Prince Imru exiled from the country when he fail out of the Emperor's favor?

Short Essay Questions

1. On page 47, why was "G.H.-M." called cuckoo behind his back?

2. What was the background of the "personal people" in the palace, and what type of jobs did they hold?

3. Why did the Emperor have Tekele Wolda Hawariat beheaded?

4. How was justice dispensed in the itinerant period of the Empire?

5. Why did the Emperor prefer bad ministers?

6. How did the Emperor's visits to the provinces drain the treasury?

7. Describe the reception the Emperor had for African leaders in 1963.

8. What were the most tiring searches during the fetasha?

9. Why was it an art for a footman to open and close doors for the Emperor?

10. How did the Emperor avoid paying the local masons who worked to construct the Imperial Palace?

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