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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 61 to 78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year was Reza Khan declared Shah by the parliament?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1912.

2. What aspect of modernization gives rise to the "petro-bourgeoisie"?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Religious devotion.
(c) Nuclear energy.
(d) Military spending.

3. What is Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's age when he becomes Shah?
(a) 34.
(b) 52.
(c) 22.
(d) 5.

4. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?
(a) Roosevelt and the Americans.
(b) Hitler and Germany.
(c) Mussolini and the Italians.
(d) Churchill and Great Britain.

5. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?
(a) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(b) Ayatollah Khomeini.
(c) Nasr-ed-Din.
(d) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?

2. Why are many billions of dollars wasted during Pahlavi's modernization?

3. Consuming alcohol is punishable in post-revolution Iran with what punishment?

4. Where does Kapuscinski trace modern terrorism to?

5. In "Cards, Faces, Fields of Flowers," what is Khomeini asking of the Iranian people in a televised speech?

(see the answer key)

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