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33. Which of the following initiative of Emperor Gelawdewos was successful?
A. Effectively ending the threat from the sultanate of Adal.
B. Restoring the power of the monarchy in the Northern provinces.
C. Expelling the Ottoman Turks from Massawa.
D. Limiting the Oromo Movement to southern and central Ethiopia.
D
since 1770s, French economy had been in depression due to very bad harvest, caused by bad weather of 1788. There were scarcity of found, price rose & high employment see grade 11 text on page 251
32. What forced Louis XVI to call the Estates General in 1789?
A. Widespread rural rebellion that France experienced at the time.
B. Threat of an invasion by a European coalition army
C. Disturbances created by Frenchmen who took part in the American war of independence.
D. Financial crisis that the monarchy faced at the time
B
Monarchs during Zemene Mesafint were merely puppet in the hands of regional
government & their lift was secluded in the castles of Gonder.
31. What was the role of the solomonic monarchs during the Zemene Mesafint?
A. Oversee civil and judicial affairs in the kingdom.
B. Reign as nominal rulers of the kingdom.
C. Serve as negotiators with Ethiopia’s external contacts.
D. Undertake military expeditions whenever called on by the ras-bitweded
B
In 1757 at the battle & Plessey, Robert Clive destroyed enemy arm & able to rule
Beyale for British East Indian Company see page 133 of grade 11 text.
30. What was the significance of the Battle of Plessey India?
A. It led to the replacement of Muslim dominance by Hindu dominance in Indian
politics.
B. It helped Britain emerge as the prominent Colonia power in India.
C. It led to the transfer of control of India from France to Britain.
D. It led to the division of India between British and French spheres of influence
29. What was a manor in medieval Europe?
A. A large self-sufficient estate owned by a feudal lord
B. Peasants who did not have a land of their own to cultivate
C. A large castle built for defensive purposes
D. Knights who owned loyalty to kings.
D
Aksum made military intervention in south Arabic around the 3rd C AD & built a
naval power
28. What factor led the Aksumites to send expeditions to south Arabia in the 3th century?
A. The desire to protect the Christian community from jewish persecution.
B. The desire of the Aksumite ruling class to spread Christianity
C. The desire to avenge the death of Ethiopia pilgrims killed by the Arabs.
D. The desire to control the Red sea trade by the ruling class.
27. What was the distinctive feature of Renaissance literature?
A. Its dependence on Biblical style and stories
B. Its focus on issue related to everyday life
C. Its emphasis on the over exploitation of the peasantry
D. Its exclusive dependence on classical Latin and Greek
B
town & cities were center of administration by feudal lords & center of administration as the power of kings increased
26. Which one of the following is correct about town administration in Medieval Europe?
A. It was democratic since it was controlled by all its residents.
B. It lacked autonomy since it was controlled by the feudal lords.
C. It was under the control of the clergy of the big monasteries around the city.
D. It was led by elite members of society especially the merchants
25. What was the origin of the division between Sunnis and Shias in Islam?
A. The issue of when to undertake a Jihad.
B. The issue of where to locate Islam’s capital.
C. The question of relationship with other religions.
D. The issue of succession to the Caliphate
24. Which one of the following criteria do linguists use in classifying languages?
A. The culture of the people who speak the languages
B. The key vocabulary used by speakers of the languages
C. The physical features of speakers of the languages
D. The economic organization of the people who speak the languages
