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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 country is Kapuscinski in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Qatar.
(c) Iran.
(d) Poland.

2. What relationship was Ali to the Prophet Mohammed?
(a) Son.
(b) He was a good friend.
(c) Son-in-law.
(d) Father.

3. How does authority cause revolution, according to Kapuscinski?
(a) By its own sense of pride.
(b) By its own sense of invincibility.
(c) By its own sense of destiny.
(d) By its own sense of history.

4. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?
(a) A toxic sludge from a chemical plant.
(b) Starving, violent coyotes.
(c) Roaming militiamen.
(d) The Shah's army enforced a strict curfew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Razak?

2. Where does the Shah order a massacre of the people in order to please his army?

3. Which is NOT one of the traditional history book causes of revolution, according to Kapuscinski?

4. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?

5. What do the newspapers report about Mahmud Azari's beating?

(see the answer key)

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