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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. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Qom.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Munich.

2. What was Ali's fate?
(a) Assassination.
(b) He died of natural causes.
(c) He was imprisoned for life.
(d) He fell off a horse in battle and died.

3. Which country backed Shah Pahlavi when he wrested control away from Doctor Mossadegh?
(a) Japan.
(b) Britain.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

4. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1963.

5. How does world media respond to Shah Pahlavi's attempts to modernize Iran?
(a) Pahlavi's plans are largely secret, and do not get a significant amount of media attention.
(b) Pahlavi is loved by American media, but hated by British media.
(c) Pahlavi is treated as a media darling.
(d) Pahlavi is reviled by Western media.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mahmud Azari's brother's part in the revolution?

2. What does Pahlavi do when confronted with a crisis of manpower during modernization?

3. Why is there a dearth of manpower for the modernization initiatives of Shah Pahlavi?

4. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?

5. What is the nickname for the electrically heated table that the Savak use for torture?

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