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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. In the mid 1950s, whose name does Shah Pahlavi forbid to be spoken?
(a) Reza Khan.
(b) His own name.
(c) Soraya Esfandiari.
(d) Doctor Mossadegh.

2. What event starts the Iranian revolution?
(a) Students are arrested in a raid.
(b) An unflattering article about Khomeini is printed in a newspaper.
(c) The Iranian Writers' Association holds a mass protest.
(d) Children in the city of Kerman are blinded by the military.

3. What event, full of propaganda and feasts, does Mahmud Azari attend?
(a) A press conference in which Shah Pahlavi announces the start of the Great Civilization.
(b) An anniversary event commemorating the Shah's rule.
(c) The inaugural meeting for the Iranian Writers' Association.
(d) The publication of a book of poetry.

4. After massacres, the dead are commemorated in a service after how many days?
(a) Seven days.
(b) One hundred days.
(c) Forty days.
(d) Ninety days.

5. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?
(a) He mentioned the word "oppressive."
(b) He was yelling at a man who happened to be a member of the Savak.
(c) He was distributing anti-Shah pamphlets.
(d) He allowed his daughter to walk the street without a veil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Kapuscinski tell whether the day will be violent or peaceful during his time in Engelob?

3. What does Shah Pahlavi call his nationwide effort to modernize Iran?

4. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?

5. What is the Shah's response to increasing revolution violence?

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