Shah of Shahs Test | Final Test - Easy

Ryszard Kapuściński
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Shah of Shahs Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What date does Kapuscinski provide for the start date of the Iranian revolution?
(a) December 22, 1974.
(b) September 4, 1977.
(c) October 7, 1982.
(d) January 8, 1978.

2. Who tells Azari that there has been a massacre in Qom?
(a) Savak agents.
(b) Mr. Ferdousi.
(c) His brother.
(d) Razak.

3. What is the Shah's response to increasing revolution violence?
(a) He foolishly ignores it and concentrates on his modernization plans.
(b) He uses the police state to beat people into submission.
(c) He offers concessions to Khomeini and tries to appease him.
(d) He goes door-to-door to explain his position to the citizens.

4. Where does the Shah order a massacre of the people in order to please his army?
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Teheran.
(c) Qom.
(d) Isfahan.

5. To start the revolution, people in Qom commit what crime?
(a) They deface images of the Shah.
(b) They congregate in large groups.
(c) They read out loud.
(d) They steal bread to feed their starving families.

6. Who is executed after the revolution is concluded?
(a) Khomeini.
(b) Religious mullahs.
(c) The Shah himself.
(d) Shah loyalists.

7. What kind of hallucination does Azari suffer after his beating?
(a) He becomes convinced he is being pursued by the Savak.
(b) He becomes convinced he sees a tank roll down the street crushing people.
(c) He sees the Shah appear before him, comforting him.
(d) He believes his brother has become a member of the Savak.

8. What two camps does the post-revolution government divide itself into?
(a) Fascist and socialist.
(b) Liberal and anarcho-capitalist.
(c) Conservative and progressive.
(d) Siege and assault.

9. Why is Azari physically beaten?
(a) He published an anti-Shah article in a newspaper.
(b) He attended secret, illegal meetings.
(c) He was arbitrarily chosen while walking on the street.
(d) He was caught with revolutionist literature.

10. The Savak conduct a raid on which location, resulting in the arrest of many students?
(a) A mosque.
(b) A bazaar.
(c) A university.
(d) A private home holding secret meetings.

11. Why are revolutions rare, according to Kapuscinski?
(a) Dictators have become very good at stopping them before they start.
(b) Humans avoid that which is uncomfortable.
(c) It takes a great deal of death to move humanity to action.
(d) Revolutions are actually common, but the media fails to report on them.

12. Where must Azari get stitches after his beating?
(a) The head.
(b) The thigh.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The arm.

13. In the extended metaphor of the play, how is revolt (or revolution) demonstrated?
(a) Stagehands trying to act.
(b) The Shah closing the theater.
(c) The audience booing loudly.
(d) Actors forgetting their lines.

14. What time does Razak begin work every day?
(a) 8 am.
(b) 4 am.
(c) 6 am.
(d) 11 pm.

15. Who is the subject of a memorable pro-revolution film showing the massacre of Isfahan?
(a) Razak.
(b) A destroyer of monuments.
(c) A legless invalid.
(d) Khomeini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mahmud Azari's brother's part in the revolution?

2. What event, full of propaganda and feasts, does Mahmud Azari attend?

3. Which organization is responsible for censorship decisions under the Shah?

4. Mahmud Azari attends secret meetings for which organization?

5. What is the definition of "revolution by siege"?

(see the answer keys)

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