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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 78 to 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1963.

2. According to Kapuscinski, what united the Iranian and Shiite peoples?
(a) History of oppression.
(b) Love of wealth.
(c) Disdain for Ali.
(d) History of democratic equality.

3. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?
(a) Shah Nasr-ed-Din.
(b) Soraya Esfandiari.
(c) Doctor Mossadegh.
(d) Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

4. What do the petro-bourgeoisie do to inflame the anger of poor Iranians?
(a) They build many statues of the Shah.
(b) They enslave the poor's daughters to use for sex.
(c) They build mansions next to shantytowns.
(d) They employ the poor, but then refuse to pay them for work done.

5. Which historical figure is second only to the Prophet Mohammed in the eyes of Shiite Muslims?
(a) Ali.
(b) Agha Khan.
(c) Al-Tirmidhi.
(d) Al-Dinawari.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of accountability is in place in regard to the Savak?

3. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?

4. What relationship was Ali to the Prophet Mohammed?

5. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?

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