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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 48 to 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which is NOT one of the torture methods mentioned to be in use by the Savak?
(a) Extracting fingernails.
(b) Horning victims to death with a bull.
(c) Drilling into skulls.
(d) Throwing a person into a bag full of hungry cats.

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

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

5. About how far away is Qom from Tehran?
(a) 1000 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 4000 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?

2. Why are many billions of dollars wasted during Pahlavi's modernization?

3. What is Kapuscinski's job?

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

5. What is the nickname for the electrically heated table that the Savak use for torture?

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