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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. About how far away is Qom from Tehran?
(a) 4000 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 1000 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

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

3. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?
(a) Hitler and Germany.
(b) Mussolini and the Italians.
(c) Churchill and Great Britain.
(d) Roosevelt and the Americans.

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

5. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?
(a) Their legs were severed.
(b) They were blinded.
(c) They were beheaded.
(d) They were left unharmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?

2. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?

3. How many agents of Savak were there?

4. Who aids Shah Pahlavi in his buildup of the military after he retakes his throne from Mossadegh?

5. What language is spoken by the majority of Iranians?

(see the answer key)

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