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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. What was the name of a television documentary about the Ethiopian famine?

2. When was the Army-Police Hour held?

3. When does "F.U.-H." say that the end of the Empire began?

4. Where did the Emperor travel in order to make an official cruise?

5. What was Germame's brother's position in the government?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did everyone especially wish to travel with the Emperor when he was visiting a foreign country?

2. How did the Emperor keep track of the new developments that were being built?

3. Why did the Emperor introduce the Army-Police Hour?

4. What did international aid workers discover when they came to help the starving people of Ethiopia?

5. How did the Emperor try to keep the people from thinking about the conditions in Ethiopia?

6. Why did every hair on "F.U.-H.'s" head turn white?

7. What happened during a student demonstration in 1969?

8. Describe Makonen.

9. Describe what the mortar man, "M.S." did.

10. What did the people do to protect themselves from informers?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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