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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. What does the name Mahdi mean?
(a) The one led by God.
(b) The bearer of the good news.
(c) The persecuted minority.
(d) He who does not tire or thirst.

2. Which is NOT one of the torture methods mentioned to be in use by the Savak?
(a) Throwing a person into a bag full of hungry cats.
(b) Extracting fingernails.
(c) Horning victims to death with a bull.
(d) Drilling into skulls.

3. Which is NOT one of the goals the Shah has for modernization?
(a) Iran living standards will be equal to those in Europe.
(b) Iran will become a world power.
(c) His military will greatly grow in strength and standing.
(d) Poverty in Iran will be eradicated.

4. How does Shah Pahlavi pander to religious elements in Iran prior to retaking the throne from Mossadegh?
(a) He visits the tomb of Ali.
(b) He reads the entire Quran cover to cover.
(c) He sacrifices a goat.
(d) He makes a pilgrimage to Mecca.

5. What does Shah Pahlavi call his nationwide effort to modernize Iran?
(a) Allah's Gift.
(b) The Great Civilization.
(c) The Unlimited Future.
(d) The Rapid Recovery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pahlavi do when confronted with a crisis of manpower during modernization?

2. What political party is Mahmud Azari forced to join?

3. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?

4. How did Shah Pahlavi fund his Great Civilization?

5. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?

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