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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 32 to 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which does NOT apply to the Iranian stereotype of masculinity?
(a) Brashness.
(b) Intelligent cunning.
(c) Authoritative demeanor.
(d) Discipline.

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

3. Which is NOT one of the items Kapuscinski has on his desk at the opening of the book?
(a) DVDs.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) Cassette tapes.
(d) Photos.

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

5. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?
(a) Qom.
(b) Tabriz.
(c) Teheran.
(d) Kerman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the mid 1950s, whose name does Shah Pahlavi forbid to be spoken?

2. About how far away is Qom from Tehran?

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

4. Photograph #1, the oldest photo Kapuscinski has, dates from around what year?

5. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?

(see the answer key)

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