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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. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?
(a) He was distributing anti-Shah pamphlets.
(b) He mentioned the word "oppressive."
(c) He allowed his daughter to walk the street without a veil.
(d) He was yelling at a man who happened to be a member of the Savak.

2. At the opening of the book, what activity are the four staff members in the lobby participating in?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Murdering a young man.
(c) Singing.
(d) Playing cards.

3. 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.

4. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?
(a) A toxic sludge from a chemical plant.
(b) The Shah's army enforced a strict curfew.
(c) Starving, violent coyotes.
(d) Roaming militiamen.

5. How does world media respond to Shah Pahlavi's attempts to modernize Iran?
(a) Pahlavi is reviled by Western media.
(b) Pahlavi is treated as a media darling.
(c) Pahlavi is loved by American media, but hated by British media.
(d) Pahlavi's plans are largely secret, and do not get a significant amount of media attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?

2. How can Khomeini's living conditions be described?

3. At the beginning of the book, where is the author located?

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

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

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