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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 61 to 78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which class of people are not the targets of the Savak?
(a) The poor.
(b) Artists.
(c) Academics.
(d) People at every level of society are targets of Savak.

2. What is the nickname for the electrically heated table that the Savak use for torture?
(a) The Hotcake.
(b) The Fever Blister.
(c) The Frying Pan.
(d) The Frog Jumper.

3. In which year was Reza Khan declared Shah by the parliament?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1925.

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

5. How does Shah Pahlavi pander to religious elements in Iran prior to retaking the throne from Mossadegh?
(a) He sacrifices a goat.
(b) He visits the tomb of Ali.
(c) He makes a pilgrimage to Mecca.
(d) He reads the entire Quran cover to cover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does the Savak use to control the population?

2. Members of the Shah's retinue sometimes elect to have lunch flown in by which company?

3. How has international tourism changed since the coming of Khomeini?

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

5. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?

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