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

2. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?
(a) Doctor Mossadegh.
(b) Shah Nasr-ed-Din.
(c) Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(d) Soraya Esfandiari.

3. What is Khomeini's title?
(a) Shah.
(b) Emir.
(c) Ayatollah.
(d) Tsar.

4. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?
(a) Traditional Sunni ways.
(b) European modern culture.
(c) Traditional Shiite ways.
(d) Indian Hindu culture.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?

2. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?

3. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?

4. What is Kapuscinski's job?

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

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