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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 15 to 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Iran's infrastructure change under Reza Khan's rule?
(a) Infrastructure was funded, but corruption prevented any actual improvements.
(b) Infrastructure continued to be neglected.
(c) Infrastructure was intentional destroyed in a bid for power.
(d) Infrastructure improved significantly.

2. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?
(a) The acquisition of Afghanistan.
(b) Marriage.
(c) The birth of his first daughter.
(d) An assassination attempt.

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

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

5. What language is spoken by the majority of Iranians?
(a) English.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Farsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?

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

3. In "Cards, Faces, Fields of Flowers," what is Khomeini asking of the Iranian people in a televised speech?

4. What country is Kapuscinski in at the beginning of the book?

5. Consuming alcohol is punishable in post-revolution Iran with what punishment?

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