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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. When would the Emperor arrive at the Old Palace?

2. A bag made from ___________was used to carry money for the Emperor.

3. In 1963, what meal did the foreign news correspondents share with the Emperor?

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

5. What was Aba Hanna Jema's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to get Prince Imru exiled for 20 years?

2. After the revolution, what happened to many of the people who had been people of the Palace?

3. What were the Emperor's sleeping habits?

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

5. What was the fetasha?

6. Why did the Emperor prefer bad ministers?

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

8. How did the Emperor begin his day?

9. How would the Emperor attempt to give money to the masses?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why soldiers began revolting and arresting their senior officers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the complaints and suggestions of the university students.

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