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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. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?
(a) He was yelling at a man who happened to be a member of the Savak.
(b) He allowed his daughter to walk the street without a veil.
(c) He was distributing anti-Shah pamphlets.
(d) He mentioned the word "oppressive."

2. By the late 1970s, what is the population of Teheran?
(a) Five million.
(b) Thirty thousand.
(c) One million.
(d) Fifteen million.

3. What is Kapuscinski's job?
(a) Diplomat.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Translator.
(d) Painter.

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

5. Which is NOT one of the torture methods mentioned to be in use by the Savak?
(a) Throwing a person into a bag full of hungry cats.
(b) Horning victims to death with a bull.
(c) Extracting fingernails.
(d) Drilling into skulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Savak conduct a raid on which location, resulting in the arrest of many students?

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

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

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

5. What is the capital of Iran?

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