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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. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini is a madman?
(a) Khomeini is an enemy of the poor.
(b) Khomeini has been known to talk to an invisible person.
(c) Khomeini is a supporter of the Great Civilization.
(d) Khomeini is an enemy of the status quo.

2. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1989.

3. What is the point of Photograph 12's political cartoon, in which confused people are holding parts of cars?
(a) Cars, as fueled by oil, are the source of the nation's problems.
(b) Iranians are left with empty promises by the Shah.
(c) Iran is a fragmented place.
(d) The Shah has made it difficult to travel by car.

4. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Madness.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Murder.

5. How many informants for Savak were there?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Thirty thousand.
(c) Three thousand.
(d) Three million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the petro-bourgeoisie do to inflame the anger of poor Iranians?

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

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

4. How does Shah Pahlavi pander to religious elements in Iran prior to retaking the throne from Mossadegh?

5. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?

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