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  • 1. Which is the only legal political party in Eritrea?
A) National Democratic Party
B) Eritrean People's Liberation Front
C) People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)
D) Eritrean Democratic Alliance
  • 2. How many seats are in the Eritrean National Assembly?
A) 200
B) 150
C) 75
D) 100
  • 3. Who has been the President of Eritrea since 1993?
A) Dawit Isaac
B) Meles Zenawi
C) Isaias Afwerki
D) Haile Woldetensae
  • 4. What is the status of the Constitution of 1997?
A) Unimplemented
B) Repealed
C) Drafted but never signed
D) Fully implemented
  • 5. Who were the G-15?
A) Leaders of the opposition party
B) A group of senior government officials and PFDJ members
C) International human rights observers
D) Members of the 2008 Al Jazeera interview team
  • 6. What did the G-15 call for in their 2001 open letter?
A) The dissolution of the National Assembly
B) A declaration of war against Ethiopia
C) Immediate resignation of the president
D) Implementation of the constitution and democratic reforms
  • 7. Who was one of the independent journalists imprisoned in the 2001 crackdown?
A) The head of the PFDJ
B) The UN Human Rights Council rapporteur
C) Isaias Afwerki
D) Dawit Isaac
  • 8. When did the most recent round of local government elections occur?
A) 2023
B) 2010 and 2011
C) 2003-2004
D) 1993
  • 9. How did President Isaias Afwerki describe his attitude toward 'Western-style' democracy in 2008?
A) Indifferent
B) Supportive
C) Disdain
D) Cautiously optimistic
  • 10. According to the 2023 V-Dem Democracy indices, how is Eritrea ranked worldwide?
A) Middle of the pack
B) Highest in the region
C) 2nd lowest
D) 1st lowest
  • 11. How many representatives were elected to the National Assembly in 1993?
A) 150
B) 75
C) 50
D) 100
  • 12. What is the primary reason the Eritrean authorities claim the peace agreement with Ethiopia is not fully implemented?
A) There was no formal signing ceremony
B) The Ethiopian government withdrew
C) The Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship is incomplete
D) The United Nations blocked the agreement
  • 13. What was a major consequence of the British administration for the Eritrean economy?
A) Significant restructuring
B) Agricultural expansion
C) Complete privatization
D) Monetary collapse
  • 14. Who provided the skilled labor and equipment for the British and Americans until 1945?
A) Ethiopians
B) Sudanese
C) Italians
D) Egyptians
  • 15. How long did the British military administration of Eritrea last?
A) Until 1950
B) Until 1941
C) Until 1947
D) Until 1955
  • 16. What did the British propose to do with Eritrea during the postwar years?
A) Grant it immediate independence
B) Establish a monarchy
C) Divide it along religious community lines
D) Return it to Italian colonial rule
  • 17. When was the peace treaty with Italy signed?
A) 1941
B) 1947
C) 1945
D) 1950
  • 18. Which organization sent a Commission of Enquiry to decide Eritrea's fate?
A) African Union
B) League of Nations
C) European Union
D) United Nations
  • 19. How many distinct regions did pre-colonial Eritrea have?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Eight
D) Six
  • 20. Who controlled the Eritrean highlands after the decline of Aksum?
A) The Portuguese
B) The Adal Sultanate
C) The Zagwe dynasty
D) The Ottomans
  • 21. What does the name 'Ma'ikele Bahri' mean?
A) Coastal fortress
B) Highland territory
C) Between the seas/rivers
D) Land of the kings
  • 22. Who was the first Westerner to document a visit to Eritrea in 1520?
A) Benito Mussolini
B) Francisco Álvares
C) Cristóvão da Gama
D) Giuseppe Sapeto
  • 23. Which city served as the capital of the principality ruled by the Bahr Negash in 1520?
A) Debarwa
B) Dahlak
C) Asmara
D) Massawa
  • 24. In what year did the Ottomans succeed in occupying northeastern present-day Eritrea?
A) 1557
B) 1588
C) 1869
D) 1520
  • 25. Which dynasty did the Afar leader Kedafu establish in 1734?
A) Zagwe Dynasty
B) Sultanate of Rahayta
C) Bahr Negash Dynasty
D) Mudaito Dynasty
  • 26. Who purchased lands surrounding the Bay of Assab in 1869?
A) Oreste Baratieri
B) Menelik II
C) Francisco Álvares
D) Giuseppe Sapeto
  • 27. When did the Egyptians withdraw from Eritrea, allowing Italy to expand its control?
A) May 1936
B) 1882
C) November 1869
D) February 1885
  • 28. In what year did the Eritrean Railway reach Asmara?
A) 1922
B) 1939
C) 1911
D) 1888
  • 29. What was the longest line in the world of its time in Eritrea?
A) The Suez shipping lane
B) The coastal highway
C) Asmara–Massawa Cableway
D) Eritrean Railway
  • 30. Approximately how many factories were in Eritrea by 1939?
A) 4,600
B) 75,000
C) 400
D) 2,198
  • 31. Which building in Asmara is cited as an example of art deco architecture?
A) The Suez Station
B) Fiat Tagliero Building
C) The Bahr Negash Palace
D) The Mudaito Citadel
  • 32. What is the approximate date of the tools found in the Barka Valley?
A) 2,500 BC
B) 500 BC
C) 1,469 BC
D) 8,000 BC
  • 33. In what century was the Land of Punt first mentioned?
A) First century AD
B) Tenth century BC
C) Twenty-fifth century BC
D) Fifth century BC
  • 34. Which Egyptian pharaoh organized a well-documented trade expedition to Punt in 1,469 BC?
A) Ramesses II
B) Akhenaten
C) Hatshepsut
D) Tutankhamun
  • 35. Where were excavations conducted that revealed an ancient civilization in greater Asmara?
A) Qohaito
B) Barka Valley
C) Matara
D) Sembel
  • 36. Sembel artifacts have been dated to which period?
A) 1,000 BC to 500 BC
B) 2,500 BC to 1,500 BC
C) 800 BC to 400 BC
D) 500 BC to 100 AD
  • 37. Which kingdom existed from the tenth to fifth centuries BC in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia?
A) Punt
B) D'mt
C) Gash Group
D) Aksum
  • 38. What is considered the likely capital of the D'mt kingdom?
A) Asmara
B) Qohaito
C) Yeha
D) Matara
  • 39. Which ancient city in southern Eritrea is often identified as the town of Koloe?
A) Qohaito
B) Agordat
C) Sembel
D) Yeha
  • 40. Which kingdom united the area formerly held by D'mt in the first century?
A) Sembel
B) Aksum
C) Punt
D) Gash Group
  • 41. Which of the following was NOT explicitly mentioned as an export of the Land of Punt?
A) Gold
B) Ivory
C) Cotton
D) Ebony
  • 42. What agricultural practice was developed by the D'mt realm?
A) Irrigation schemes
B) Slash and burn
C) Hydroponics
D) Terrace farming
  • 43. When did the D'mt kingdom fall?
A) Fifth century BC
B) First century AD
C) First century BC
D) Tenth century BC
  • 44. What type of tools did the D'mt kingdom manufacture?
A) Bronze
B) Iron
C) Stone
D) Copper
  • 45. In what year was the name Eritrea formally adopted?
A) 1993
B) 1997
C) 1945
D) 1890
  • 46. What does the Greek word 'erythros' mean?
A) Red
B) Sea
C) Land
D) Ancient
  • 47. What is the name of the ancient hominid fossil found by Italian anthropologists in Eritrea?
A) Madam Buya
B) Oldest Hominid
C) Homo erectus
D) Zula Man
  • 48. During which period did early anatomically modern humans occupy the Red Sea coast of Eritrea?
A) The Neolithic age
B) The Industrial age
C) The Bronze age
D) Last interglacial period
  • 49. What were the tools found near the Gulf of Zula likely used for?
A) Building shelters
B) Writing on cave walls
C) Agriculture
D) Harvesting marine resources
  • 50. The discovery near the Gulf of Zula was made by the Eritrean Research Project Team, which included scientists from which group of countries?
A) Germany, Italy, USA, Japan
B) Eritrea, Italy, Ethiopia, UK
C) Eritrea, Canada, USA, Netherlands, France
D) Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt
  • 51. Approximately what is the total area of Eritrea?
A) 250,000 km2
B) 117,600 km2
C) 50,000 km2
D) 85,000 km2
  • 52. What religion did the Kingdom of Aksum adopt in the fourth century?
A) Manichaeism
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Christianity
  • 53. What was the title of the governor of the Mereb Melash region?
A) Sultan
B) Negus Negast
C) Bahr Negus
D) Khedive
  • 54. In what year was the colony of Italian Eritrea formed?
A) 1865
B) 1942
C) 1889
D) 1952
  • 55. When did Ethiopia formally annex Eritrea?
A) 1962
B) 1952
C) 1993
D) 1991
  • 56. In what year did Eritrea gain de jure independence?
A) 1993
B) 1985
C) 1991
D) 1961
  • 57. Which language is the most widely spoken in Eritrea?
A) Tigre
B) English
C) Tigrinya
D) Arabic
  • 58. What percentage of the Eritrean population is ethnic Tigrinyas?
A) 50%
B) 30%
C) 75%
D) 10%
  • 59. Which organization did Eritrea withdraw from in December 2025?
A) African Union
B) Arab League
C) United Nations
D) Intergovernmental Authority on Development
  • 60. During which approximate years did the Kingdom of Aksum exist?
A) 200–500 AD
B) 1000–1500 AD
C) 100–940 AD
D) 500 BC–200 AD
  • 61. According to the Liber Axumae, who built the first capital, Mazaber?
A) Muhammad
B) Itiyopis
C) Zoskales
D) Ezana
  • 62. Under which ruler did the Kingdom of Aksum adopt Christianity?
A) Zoskales
B) Cush
C) Ezana
D) Itiyopis
  • 63. Which is the oldest monastery mentioned in the text?
A) Debre Libanos
B) Debre Sina
C) Mazaber
D) Mosque of the Companions
  • 64. What historical religious object is contained in the church of Debre Libanos?
A) The Periplus
B) The Quran
C) The Book of Aksum
D) The Golden Gospel
  • 65. Which primary good was the Kingdom of Aksum known for exporting?
A) Ivory
B) Gold
C) Spices
D) Silk
  • 66. Who was the ruler of Aksum mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?
A) Zoskales
B) Itiyopis
C) Ezana
D) Cush
  • 67. How did Aksumite rulers facilitate trade?
A) By building roads
B) By minting their own currency
C) By using barter exclusively
D) By signing treaties
  • 68. What was the height of the Obelisk of Aksum?
A) 50 feet
B) 90 feet
C) 120 feet
D) 30 feet
  • 69. Which Ethiopian Emperor sought to annex Eritrea in the 1950s?
A) Haile Mariam
B) Zewditu
C) Haile Selassie
D) Menelik II
  • 70. Who did Emperor Haile Selassie write to regarding his claim over Eritrea?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Winston Churchill
D) Harry Truman
  • 71. Which bloc of Eritrean parties requested an immediate referendum for sovereignty?
A) Eritrean People's Liberation Front
B) Eritrean Inter-Agency Consortium
C) Eritrean Liberation Front
D) Independence Bloc
  • 72. What organization was founded by Eritrean students and intellectuals in 1958?
A) Eritrean Liberation Front
B) Eritrea Inter-Agency Consortium
C) Eritrean Liberation Movement
D) Eritrean People's Liberation Front
  • 73. Who led the Eritrean Liberation Front when it started the armed struggle in 1961?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Isaias Afwerki
C) Haile Selassie
D) Hamid Idris Awate
  • 74. How long did the Eritrean War of Independence last?
A) 20 years
B) 10 years
C) 40 years
D) 30 years
  • 75. What was the name of the UN-supervised referendum for Eritrean independence?
A) Independence Bloc
B) UN Resolution 390A
C) UNOVER
D) EIAC
  • 76. What is the membership number of Eritrea in the United Nations?
A) 200th
B) 182nd
C) 100th
D) 50th
  • 77. As of 2024, what is the status of elections in Eritrea?
A) There have been no elections
B) Regular elections are held
C) Elections occur every ten years
D) Elections occur every five years
  • 78. What type of state did the EPLF establish after seizing power?
A) Federal republic
B) Multi-party democracy
C) One-party state
D) Constitutional monarchy
  • 79. What is the name of the archipelago located off the Eritrean coast?
A) Dahlak Archipelago
B) Canary Islands
C) Socotra Archipelago
D) Zanzibar Archipelago
  • 80. What is the highest point in Eritrea?
A) Mount Kilimanjaro
B) Emba Soira
C) Mount Kenya
D) Ras Dashen
  • 81. The coastal lowlands of Eritrea are part of which ecoregion?
A) Djibouti xeric shrublands
B) Sahara Desert
C) Sahelian Acacia savanna
D) Ethiopian Highlands
  • 82. Western Eritrea is part of which ecoregion?
A) Sub-tropical rainforest
B) Djibouti xeric shrublands
C) Montane grasslands
D) Sahelian Acacia savanna
  • 83. Which river flows northwestwards to join the Nile?
A) Blue Nile
B) Barka River
C) Atbara River
D) White Nile
  • 84. Which river flows northwards into Sudan to empty into the Red Sea?
A) Awash River
B) Omo River
C) Atbara River
D) Barka River
  • 85. What is the elevation of Emba Soira?
A) 2,800 m
B) 3,500 m
C) 3,018 m
D) 2,500 m
  • 86. Which environmental issue is mentioned as a potential result of reduced precipitation?
A) Desertification
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Sea level rise
D) Tectonic shift
  • 87. In which year did Eritrea announce it would make its entire coast an environmentally protected zone?
A) 2011
B) 2000
C) 2015
D) 2006
  • 88. Which town is a port located in the southeast of Eritrea?
A) Asseb
B) Mendefera
C) Massawa
D) Keren
  • 89. What is the total length of the coastline plus the coast around its islands that Eritrea protected?
A) 3,293 km
B) 1,347 km
C) 2,500 km
D) 1,946 km
  • 90. What is the name of the region that is the probable location of a triple junction?
A) Dahlak Plateau
B) Afar Triangle
C) Sahelian plain
D) Filfil Solomona
  • 91. What is the climate of the highlands in Eritrea throughout the year?
A) Temperate
B) Tropical
C) Subtropical
D) Arid
  • 92. What is usually the hottest month in the highlands of Eritrea?
A) January
B) May
C) August
D) December
  • 93. How many bird species have been recorded in Eritrea?
A) 700
B) 500
C) 126
D) 560
  • 94. Where can the endangered African wild ass be seen in Eritrea?
A) Denakalia Region
B) Coastal plains
C) Gash-Barka
D) Asmara
  • 95. What species is now deemed extirpated from Eritrea?
A) African golden wolf
B) African wild dog
C) African leopard
D) African wild cat
  • 96. What animals have a symbiotic relationship with elephants in Eritrea?
A) Spotted hyenas
B) Ground squirrels
C) Olive baboons
D) Black-backed jackals
  • 97. What percentage of Eritrea's land is considered arable?
A) 10%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 26%
  • 98. How many species of mammals have been recorded in Eritrea?
A) 90
B) 126
C) 19
D) 560
  • 99. In the lowlands, what is the maximum temperature range during summer?
A) 30 °C
B) 21 °C
C) 50 °C
D) 40 °C
  • 100. Which snake species is considered common in Gash-Barka?
A) Red spitting cobra
B) Python
C) Puff adder
D) Saw-scaled viper
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