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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Flame, pages 101 to 115.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1977.

2. Kapuscinski notes that Khomeini is successful because of his persistent emphasis of what single message?
(a) America is evil.
(b) The U.S. embassy should be shut down.
(c) Wealth should be redistributed.
(d) The Shah must go.

3. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?
(a) The emirs.
(b) Ali.
(c) The caliphs.
(d) A committee of commoners.

4. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Kerman.
(c) Teheran.
(d) Qom.

5. What ethnicity was Khomeini's grandfather?
(a) Saudi Arabian.
(b) Pakistani.
(c) Indian.
(d) Iranian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which does NOT apply to the Iranian stereotype of masculinity?

2. How does Shah Pahlavi pander to religious elements in Iran prior to retaking the throne from Mossadegh?

3. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini is a madman?

4. Which religion is the state religion of Iran?

5. During Doctor Mossadegh's reign, where did Shah Pahlavi flee?

(see the answer key)

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