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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 Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?
(a) He mentioned the word "oppressive."
(b) He was distributing anti-Shah pamphlets.
(c) He was yelling at a man who happened to be a member of the Savak.
(d) He allowed his daughter to walk the street without a veil.

2. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini cannot be trusted?
(a) Khomeini is a foreigner.
(b) Khomeini is a Sunni Muslim.
(c) Khomeini is only interested in amassing wealth.
(d) Khomeini has grown senile in his old age.

3. What happens to Doctor Mossadegh after he is deposed?
(a) He is executed for treason.
(b) He is imprisoned for the rest of his life.
(c) He flees to the United States.
(d) He is forced to live under house arrest.

4. In the mid 1950s, whose name does Shah Pahlavi forbid to be spoken?
(a) Reza Khan.
(b) His own name.
(c) Soraya Esfandiari.
(d) Doctor Mossadegh.

5. Who aids Shah Pahlavi in his buildup of the military after he retakes his throne from Mossadegh?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are name for Shiite religious leaders?

2. What does the name Mahdi mean?

3. Which is NOT a site of a massacre during the Iranian revolution?

4. How many agents of Savak were there?

5. What is the Shah's response to increasing revolution violence?

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