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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Flame, pages 116 to 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are name for Shiite religious leaders?
(a) Caliphs.
(b) Holy Clerics.
(c) Tsars.
(d) Ayatollahs.

3. What beverage is Kapuscinski sipping at the beginning of the book?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Tea.
(c) Soda pop.
(d) Milk.

4. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?
(a) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(b) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(c) Ayatollah Khomeini.
(d) Nasr-ed-Din.

5. What is the nickname for the electrically heated table that the Savak use for torture?
(a) The Frying Pan.
(b) The Fever Blister.
(c) The Hotcake.
(d) The Frog Jumper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Khomeini's living conditions be described?

2. What is the home town of Khomeini?

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

4. Why is Mahmud Azari stunned upon his return to Teheran?

5. How old is Razak?

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