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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. In a quote on page 107, what was the name of the Emperor whose head would disappear?

2. Where were soldiers from who arrested General Abebe?

3. What did Makonen spend all his time and money doing?

4. Who did the Emperor raise to the post of premier after all the strikes and rebellions?

5. When the flagship Ethiopia was out of service, what ship did the Emperor take instead for his cruise?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were dignitaries from Sidamo upset with Germame?

2. Why was "N.L.E." fired from his job as titular clerk?

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

4. How was the national budget divided?

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

6. According to "G.O.-E," why must the Emperor have gone to bed after the coup never knowing if he would wake in the morning?

7. How did the Emperor make it acceptable to raise the taxes the peasants had to pay?

8. What post did the Emperor assign to Germame?

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

10. What had to be done to clean up the mess in the Palace after the coup ended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the 1960 coup and why it failed.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why it was dangerous for Kapuscinski to conduct interviews about the Empire.

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