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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. What aspect of modernization gives rise to the "petro-bourgeoisie"?
(a) Military spending.
(b) Nuclear energy.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Religious devotion.

2. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Madness.
(d) Murder.

3. In the mid 1950s, whose name does Shah Pahlavi forbid to be spoken?
(a) Doctor Mossadegh.
(b) His own name.
(c) Soraya Esfandiari.
(d) Reza Khan.

4. Where does Kapuscinski trace modern terrorism to?
(a) Britain's decision to depose Shah Reza Khan.
(b) Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslims.
(c) Iranian Shiism.
(d) American capitalist meddling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shah Pahlavi call his nationwide effort to modernize Iran?

2. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?

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

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

5. In "Cards, Faces, Fields of Flowers," what is Khomeini asking of the Iranian people in a televised speech?

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