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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. Which is NOT one of the traditional history book causes of revolution, according to Kapuscinski?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Abuse.
(c) Oppression.
(d) The uncontrolled word.

2. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?
(a) The caliphs.
(b) Ali.
(c) The emirs.
(d) A committee of commoners.

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

4. Which historical figure is second only to the Prophet Mohammed in the eyes of Shiite Muslims?
(a) Agha Khan.
(b) Ali.
(c) Al-Tirmidhi.
(d) Al-Dinawari.

5. What is the most permanent form of revolution?
(a) Revolution by siege.
(b) Revolution by committee.
(c) Revolution by assault.
(d) Revolution by deed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does authority cause revolution, according to Kapuscinski?

3. What event starts the Iranian revolution?

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

5. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?

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