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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 was intentional destroyed in a bid for power.
(c) Infrastructure continued to be neglected.
(d) Infrastructure improved significantly.

2. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?
(a) Oil.
(b) Trains and railways.
(c) Textile.
(d) Military.

3. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?
(a) Persian Cossack Brigade.
(b) Allied Forces of World War II.
(c) Savak Secret Police.
(d) Shah's Personal Bodyguards.

4. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?
(a) Iran's submarine fleet.
(b) The Caspian Sea.
(c) Locally-produced oil.
(d) The Trans-Iranian Railway.

5. 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 lives in a dusty hovel.
(d) He occupies the former palace of the Shah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reza Khan was exiled to which city?

2. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?

3. According to Kapuscinski, why do countries like Iran come to reject internationalism?

4. At the opening of the book, what activity are the four staff members in the lobby participating in?

5. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?

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