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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. How many palaces did the Emperor build who established the capital at Addis Ababa?

2. When would the Emperor arrive at the Old Palace?

3. On a typical day, what time did the Emperor get up in the morning?

4. As a rule, how many ministers would the Emperor meet with at a time?

5. How old was the Emperor when he became heir to the throne?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the advantage for the Emperor of only receiving verbal reports with nothing written down?

3. On page 39, how did "W.A.-N" say that the people showed their greed?

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

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

6. How did Haile Selassie dispense judgment?

7. What were the Emperor's sleeping habits?

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

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

10. Why would the ministers stay around the Palace all morning rather than being in their offices?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the factions in the Palace in the 1970s and how each faction wanted to deal with the revolutionaries.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Germame and why he fell out of favor with the Emperor.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why the Emperor's visits had to be carefully planned. Why could he not simply show up unannounced in a province? Use examples from the book.

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