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

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

3. How can Doctor Mossadegh's political philosophy best be described?
(a) Anarcho-Capitalist.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Fascist.

4. 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 reads the entire Quran cover to cover.
(d) He makes a pilgrimage to Mecca.

5. What is the point of Photograph 12's political cartoon, in which confused people are holding parts of cars?
(a) Iran is a fragmented place.
(b) Iranians are left with empty promises by the Shah.
(c) The Shah has made it difficult to travel by car.
(d) Cars, as fueled by oil, are the source of the nation's problems.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who supplies Shah Pahlavi's army with a great deal of weapons during the Great Civilization?

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

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