“Reading develops One’s Creative Side: It is one of the best ways to give a creative orientation to one’s mind. It involves creative imaginations thereby promoting ingenious thinking.” Afwerki fails this test drastically because he has never been creative. He has no vision or any positive imagination that excites his people. He is in fact monotonous and boring because of lack of creativity. Therefore, his attitude in this regard suggests that he does not read books.

“Reading Expands Knowledge-Base: Irrespective of how much knowledge your mind can store, the scope to feed it with new things, always remain wide. A well-read person is a reservoir of knowledge as reading helps one to know about new things and analyze them in his/her own inventive way. The more you read, the more enlightened you are, and there is no denying the fact that ‘Knowledge is Power’. Gaining knowledge empowers you mind and broadens its range.” Afwerki terribly slides in this area because he does not know a lot. In fact, he does not understand the fundamental concept of ruling a society to the level of an ignorant. He would never have thought of ruling the country without law had he had the basic knowledge of social order. He would not have jailed people in mass without due trial had he been enlightened because such a person advocates human rights, compassion and tolerance which the president lacks to the point of a savage. He would not have cornered himself and the nation in this isolation had he had a broadened mind enhanced by reading. He would not have been a bully had he had a more civilized know-how to manage his emotions. He believes in violence because he has no knowledge. He is powerless upstairs the reason he can not deal with reason but rather with the power of the fist:  He does not even know what is going on and what he is doing at this point in his downfall because he has no knowledge assisted power. Simply speaking, he does not read to the point of IDIOCY.

“Reading Activates The Flow Of Ideas: Readers soon transform into a bubbling cauldron of fresh ideas. Active reading ignites your mind and arms it with new and creative ideas, which you can use in just about every aspect of your life. A dynamic flow of ideas also makes you an interesting person to be with as your mind is not static and you will always have something vital to contribute to every discussion.”
Afwerki miserable fails this test to be considered as a reader.  He is fixated, no new idea can generate from his static mind that refuses to conform to civility. He can not adapt to new environments because he is not a reader. He is boring and grudgy; that is all he has to show just because he has no knowledge tuned through the practice of reading.

“Reading Boosts Your Confidence: erudite people are confident since knowledge empowers your mind, a learned person knows that he maintains a slight edge over other people, no matter how talented they are. A well-read person is always oozing with confidence for “he/she knows”. Knowing things makes you feel self-assured and gives you the confidence to voice your opinions and be assertive about them.”: Only arrogance and rigidity characterize Afwerki and these qualities are reflections of a person who has no confidence on himself. Violence and control signify this poor president’s commonsense because he lacks confidence on himself. He is phobic to an educated mind because he does not learn from books to be like them.