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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. Who does Shah Pahlavi deliver his December 23, 1973 speech to?
(a) Journalists.
(b) The city of Qom.
(c) U.S. diplomats.
(d) A gathering of Sunni Muslim leaders.

2. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?
(a) Shah's Personal Bodyguards.
(b) Persian Cossack Brigade.
(c) Savak Secret Police.
(d) Allied Forces of World War II.

3. Which is NOT a site of a massacre during the Iranian revolution?
(a) Qom.
(b) Teheran.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Kerman.

4. Who did Shiite Muslims wish to succeed the Prophet Mohammed after he died?
(a) Agha Khan.
(b) Al-Dinawari.
(c) Al-Tirmidhi.
(d) Ali.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini cannot be trusted?

2. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?

3. What is the "key sanctuary" for Iranians during the Shah's regime?

4. How did Iran's infrastructure change under Reza Khan's rule?

5. What do the newspapers report about Mahmud Azari's beating?

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