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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. What important announcement does Shah Pahlavi make on December 23, 1973?
(a) He announces the death of Doctor Mossadegh.
(b) He announces Iran will be exclusively a Sunni Muslim nation.
(c) He announces the price of Iranian oil will increase.
(d) He announces a "dead or alive" arrest warrant for Khomeini.

2. How can Doctor Mossadegh's political philosophy best be described?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Fascist.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Anarcho-Capitalist.

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

4. According to Kapuscinski, the Shah has what view of human nature?
(a) Man is a noble creature.
(b) Man is a savage creature.
(c) Man is a prideful creature.
(d) Man is an abject creature.

5. What does the name Mahdi mean?
(a) The bearer of the good news.
(b) The one led by God.
(c) The persecuted minority.
(d) He who does not tire or thirst.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which government newspaper prints an unflattering article about Khomeini?

2. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?

3. Who tells Azari that there has been a massacre in Qom?

4. The Savak conduct a raid on which location, resulting in the arrest of many students?

5. How has international tourism changed since the coming of Khomeini?

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