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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. Who supplies Shah Pahlavi's army with a great deal of weapons during the Great Civilization?
(a) Egypt.
(b) America.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) India.

2. What is the Savak concept of guilt and innocence?
(a) The Savak are careful to arrest only those guilty of speaking against the Shah.
(b) The Savak arrest only innocent victims to create more fear.
(c) The Savak use the Western ideal of "innocent until proven guilty."
(d) The Savak care little for guilt or innocence, and they arrest people arbitrarily.

3. Why are many billions of dollars wasted during Pahlavi's modernization?
(a) Western powers boycott the country entirely.
(b) Iran lacks the infrastructure to handle the great influx of goods.
(c) A war in nearby Iraq disrupts the flow of wealth.
(d) Currency transfer rates are unfavorable to Iran.

4. Who does Shah Pahlavi deliver his December 23, 1973 speech to?
(a) U.S. diplomats.
(b) Journalists.
(c) A gathering of Sunni Muslim leaders.
(d) The city of Qom.

5. Which country backed Shah Pahlavi when he wrested control away from Doctor Mossadegh?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Britain.
(c) Japan.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?

2. What language is spoken by the majority of Iranians?

3. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?

4. About how far away is Qom from Tehran?

5. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?

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