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

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

3. Which religion is the state religion of Iran?
(a) Sunni Islam.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Shiism.

4. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?
(a) Doctor Mossadegh.
(b) Shah Nasr-ed-Din.
(c) Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(d) Soraya Esfandiari.

5. Shiites know members of Ali's family line by what name?
(a) Tanzirs.
(b) Caliphs.
(c) Imams.
(d) Emirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many informants for Savak were there?

2. Which class of people are not the targets of the Savak?

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

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

5. How does Shah Pahlavi pander to religious elements in Iran prior to retaking the throne from Mossadegh?

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