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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. Which does NOT apply to the Iranian stereotype of masculinity?
(a) Authoritative demeanor.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Intelligent cunning.
(d) Brashness.

2. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?
(a) Oil.
(b) Fine clothes.
(c) Firearms.
(d) Water.

3. Consuming alcohol is punishable in post-revolution Iran with what punishment?
(a) Whipping.
(b) Hanging.
(c) There is no law against alcohol.
(d) Public heckling.

4. Which country provided support and encouragement to Reza Khan for his overthrow of the Persian government?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) United States.
(d) Britain.

5. Who aids Shah Pahlavi in his buildup of the military after he retakes his throne from Mossadegh?
(a) America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of accountability is in place in regard to the Savak?

2. How many agents of Savak were there?

3. How can Doctor Mossadegh's political philosophy best be described?

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

5. What was the profession of the grandfather of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?

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