Question

Who is the subject of the text? "One of Ethiopia’s greatest rulers, he expanded the empire almost to its present-day borders, repelled an Italian invasion in 1896, and carried out a wide-ranging program of modernization."

A. Haile Selassie
B. Menelik II
C. Samori Touré
D. Shaka

Answer 1

A. Haile Selassie

Explanation: Haile Selassie is an Ethiopian emperor with the native name Tafari Makonnen who lived for 83 years between 1892 to 1975. He tried to modernize his country and bring it to the mainstream African country after the world war(II),he implemented a several modernization programs example include implementing a salary system for workers in Ethiopia's civil service and prevented Italian invasion in 1986.