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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. What does the name Mahdi mean?
(a) The persecuted minority.
(b) The one led by God.
(c) He who does not tire or thirst.
(d) The bearer of the good news.

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

3. What does Pahlavi do when confronted with a crisis of manpower during modernization?
(a) He abandons his plans for modernization.
(b) He builds many schools and universities to educate the people.
(c) He imports foreigners to operate the technology of modernization.
(d) He outsources his jobs to nearby Saudi Arabia.

4. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?
(a) Indian Hindu culture.
(b) Traditional Sunni ways.
(c) European modern culture.
(d) Traditional Shiite ways.

5. According to Kapuscinski, revolution is caused by what?
(a) Military abuses.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?

3. What is the nickname for the electrically heated table that the Savak use for torture?

4. How many informants for Savak were there?

5. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?

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