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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. What is the capital of Iran?
(a) Qom.
(b) Esfandiari.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Azari.

2. What language is spoken by the majority of Iranians?
(a) English.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Farsi.
(d) Egyptian.

3. How can Khomeini's living conditions be described?
(a) He lives in a grand, new palace.
(b) He occupies the former palace of the Shah.
(c) He lives in a modest apartment building.
(d) He lives in a dusty hovel.

4. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?
(a) The Trans-Iranian Railway.
(b) Locally-produced oil.
(c) Iran's submarine fleet.
(d) The Caspian Sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country provided support and encouragement to Reza Khan for his overthrow of the Persian government?

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

3. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?

4. How many agents of Savak were there?

5. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?

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