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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. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?
(a) He is requested to return by his brother.
(b) He is attracted by the charisma of Khomeini.
(c) He gets a job transfer as part of the modernization initiative.
(d) He is personally resolved to do his part in the revolution.

2. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?
(a) Fine clothes.
(b) Water.
(c) Oil.
(d) Firearms.

3. Why are many billions of dollars wasted during Pahlavi's modernization?
(a) Western powers boycott the country entirely.
(b) A war in nearby Iraq disrupts the flow of wealth.
(c) Currency transfer rates are unfavorable to Iran.
(d) Iran lacks the infrastructure to handle the great influx of goods.

4. What happens to Doctor Mossadegh after he is deposed?
(a) He is forced to live under house arrest.
(b) He is imprisoned for the rest of his life.
(c) He is executed for treason.
(d) He flees to the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?

2. In which year was Reza Khan declared Shah by the parliament?

3. What is the Shah's response to increasing revolution violence?

4. Why was the Iranian Writers' Association dissolved?

5. Which animal causes an anti-police riot in an Iranian town?

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