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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. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?
(a) The birth of his first daughter.
(b) The acquisition of Afghanistan.
(c) An assassination attempt.
(d) Marriage.

2. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini is a madman?
(a) Khomeini is a supporter of the Great Civilization.
(b) Khomeini is an enemy of the poor.
(c) Khomeini is an enemy of the status quo.
(d) Khomeini has been known to talk to an invisible person.

3. What language is spoken by the majority of Iranians?
(a) English.
(b) Farsi.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Egyptian.

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

5. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?
(a) Domestic concerns.
(b) The religion of Islam.
(c) The military.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of Photograph 12's political cartoon, in which confused people are holding parts of cars?

2. Which is NOT one of the goals the Shah has for modernization?

3. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?

4. Who aids Shah Pahlavi in his buildup of the military after he retakes his throne from Mossadegh?

5. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?

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