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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. According to "Y.M.", who was the Emperor's only teacher?

2. What did the Palace servants do when the Emperor was away from the Palace?

3. Who was the head of Palace Spies?

4. What would the guards do when the Emperor left the capital?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of positions did the Emperor assign personally?

2. Why did the foreign news correspondents decide not to complain to the Emperor about the communications arrangements?

3. Where did the Imperial court used to be located before Addis Abab became the capital of the Empire?

4. What happened when the Emperor brought the first airplane from Europe in the twenties?

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

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

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

8. Why did a pillow have to be placed beneath the Emperor's feet when he was sitting on his throne?

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

10. How did Haile Selassie dispense judgment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the life of an official when he was in favor with the Emperor and his life if he fell out of favor with the Emperor.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss the atmosphere that permeated the Empire after the 1960 coup.

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