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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) 1977.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1953.

2. What relationship was Ali to the Prophet Mohammed?
(a) Son.
(b) He was a good friend.
(c) Son-in-law.
(d) Father.

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

4. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?
(a) Firearms.
(b) Fine clothes.
(c) Water.
(d) Oil.

5. What is the definition of "revolution by siege"?
(a) Revolution by siege starts small and only builds gradually.
(b) Revolution by siege involves the destruction of buildings.
(c) Revolution by siege seeks immediate violent remedy.
(d) Revolution by siege involves starving oneself in protest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Members of the Shah's retinue sometimes elect to have lunch flown in by which company?

2. What action by the Shah compels Khomeini to begin speaking out against him?

3. What does the name Mahdi mean?

4. Which religion is the state religion of Iran?

5. What ethnicity was Khomeini's grandfather?

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