1. When was Yohannes IV emperor of Ethiopia?
a) 1815-1830
b) 1855-1868
c) 1848-1856
d) 1872-1889

2. When was Yohannes IV’s original name?
a) Ras Tafari
b) Idris Pasha
c) Kassa Mercha
d) Farokh Hassan

3. Who was Yohannes IV’s mail rival to the throne of Ethiopia?
a) Sahle Miriam
b) Haile Malakot
c) Haile Selassie
d) Bezebeh

4. When did Yohannes IV declare war on Egypt?
a) 14 January 1869
b) 12 May 1855
c) 19 July 1868
d) 23 October 1875

5. Where did Yohannes IV defeat Egypt in March 1876?
a) Alexandria
b) Gura
c) Cairo
d) Luxor

6. Which treaty was concluded between Ethiopia, Egypt and UK?
a) Treaty of Paris
b) Treaty of Adwa
c) Treaty of Mombasa
d) Treaty of Tripoli

7. Who occupied Mitsiwa in 1885?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Austria

8. Which city did the Mahdists burn in 1888?
a) Asmara
b) Gondar
c) Weidya
d) Asela

9. When did Yohannes IV die?
a) 10 March 1889
b) 11 June 1830
c) 14 August 1868
d) 7 November 1867

10. Where did Yohannes IV die?
a) Khartoum
b) Aswan
c) Metema
d) Harer

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Yohannes IV Quiz Answers

1. When was Yohannes IV emperor of Ethiopia?
d) 1872-1889

2. When was Yohannes IV’s original name?
c) Kassa Mercha

3. Who was Yohannes IV’s mail rival to the throne of Ethiopia?
a) Sahle Miriam

4. When did Yohannes IV declare war on Egypt?
d) 23 October 1875

5. Where did Yohannes IV defeat Egypt in March 1876?
b) Gura

6. Which treaty was concluded between Ethiopia, Egypt and UK?
b) Treaty of Adwa

7. Who occupied Mitsiwa in 1885?
c) Italy

8. Which city did the Mahdists burn in 1888?
b) Gondar

9. When did Yohannes IV die?
a) 10 March 1889

10. Where did Yohannes IV die?
c) Metema