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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. Which country backed Shah Pahlavi when he wrested control away from Doctor Mossadegh?
(a) Japan.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Britain.

2. What is the Savak concept of guilt and innocence?
(a) The Savak arrest only innocent victims to create more fear.
(b) The Savak are careful to arrest only those guilty of speaking against the Shah.
(c) The Savak care little for guilt or innocence, and they arrest people arbitrarily.
(d) The Savak use the Western ideal of "innocent until proven guilty."

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

4. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?
(a) Dead eyes, but grand, sweeping arm gestures.
(b) Lively eyes, but a curious lack of arm movement.
(c) Lively eyes, but a lack of expression.
(d) Dead eyes, but a smiling expression.

5. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Winston Churchill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were killed in the Qom riot?

2. Who does Mahmud Azari NOT visit during his return to Iran?

3. What kind of hallucination does Azari suffer after his beating?

4. What relationship was Ali to the Prophet Mohammed?

5. What aspect of Iran is ignored by world media during Shah Pahlavi's modernization efforts?

(see the answer key)

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