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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Flame, pages 101 to 115.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Initially, what are Mahmud Azari's own political leanings?
(a) He describes himself as pro-Shah.
(b) He describes himself as apolitical.
(c) He describes himself as a revolutionary.
(d) He describes himself as a conservative.

2. What kind of hallucination does Azari suffer after his beating?
(a) He becomes convinced he sees a tank roll down the street crushing people.
(b) He sees the Shah appear before him, comforting him.
(c) He becomes convinced he is being pursued by the Savak.
(d) He believes his brother has become a member of the Savak.

3. What political party is Mahmud Azari forced to join?
(a) The pro-revolutionary party.
(b) The Shah's official political party.
(c) The conservative party.
(d) The progressive party.

4. According to Kapuscinski, what united the Iranian and Shiite peoples?
(a) History of democratic equality.
(b) Disdain for Ali.
(c) Love of wealth.
(d) History of oppression.

5. What important announcement does Shah Pahlavi make on December 23, 1973?
(a) He announces the price of Iranian oil will increase.
(b) He announces the death of Doctor Mossadegh.
(c) He announces a "dead or alive" arrest warrant for Khomeini.
(d) He announces Iran will be exclusively a Sunni Muslim nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is Kapuscinski in at the beginning of the book?

2. How does authority cause revolution, according to Kapuscinski?

3. After massacres, the dead are commemorated in a service after how many days?

4. Where must Mahmud Azari report to shortly upon his return to Iran?

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

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