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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Flame, pages 131 to 152.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Ali's fate?
(a) He fell off a horse in battle and died.
(b) Assassination.
(c) He was imprisoned for life.
(d) He died of natural causes.

3. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?
(a) Kerman.
(b) Teheran.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Qom.

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

5. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?
(a) Ali.
(b) A committee of commoners.
(c) The caliphs.
(d) The emirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kapuscinski, what united the Iranian and Shiite peoples?

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

3. What action does America force the Shah to make, making the Shah appear weak?

4. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?

5. What ethnicity was Khomeini's grandfather?

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