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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 78 to 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?
(a) Domestic concerns.
(b) The religion of Islam.
(c) His wife.
(d) The military.

2. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?
(a) The acquisition of Afghanistan.
(b) The birth of his first daughter.
(c) An assassination attempt.
(d) Marriage.

3. What do the petro-bourgeoisie do to inflame the anger of poor Iranians?
(a) They employ the poor, but then refuse to pay them for work done.
(b) They enslave the poor's daughters to use for sex.
(c) They build many statues of the Shah.
(d) They build mansions next to shantytowns.

4. What brand of airplane is depicted in Photograph 11?
(a) Air Alaska.
(b) Delta.
(c) Air Egypt.
(d) Lufthansa.

5. Who supplies Shah Pahlavi's army with a great deal of weapons during the Great Civilization?
(a) America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many agents of Savak were there?

2. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?

3. Which is NOT one of the goals the Shah has for modernization?

4. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?

5. How does Shah Pahlavi demonstrate his love for the military and weapons?

(see the answer key)

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