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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 91 to 100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Winston Churchill.

2. What are the two kinds of revolutions?
(a) Revolution by siege, and revolution by assault.
(b) Revolution by military, and revolution by civilians.
(c) Revolution by word, and revolution by deed.
(d) Revolution by violence, and revolution by peace.

3. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?
(a) Marriage.
(b) An assassination attempt.
(c) The acquisition of Afghanistan.
(d) The birth of his first daughter.

4. What aspect of Iran is ignored by world media during Shah Pahlavi's modernization efforts?
(a) The buildup of nuclear power.
(b) The increase in the price of oil.
(c) The fabulous amount of wealth pouring into and out of the country.
(d) Poverty and oppression.

5. Where does Mahmud Azari live while away from Iran?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) London.
(c) Bali.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of airplane is depicted in Photograph 11?

2. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?

3. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?

4. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?

5. Azari talks to a publisher who is proud of being able to publish a poem with what word in it?

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