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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. Where must Azari get stitches after his beating?
(a) The thigh.
(b) The head.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The arm.

2. What was the profession of the grandfather of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Persian carpet merchant.
(d) Moneylender.

3. Why do many wear white to protests during the revolution?
(a) To show they wish to be reborn as a nation.
(b) To show they are pure of spirit and free of sin.
(c) To commemorate the dead.
(d) To show they are unafraid of death.

4. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?
(a) Textile.
(b) Military.
(c) Oil.
(d) Trains and railways.

5. Who leads the conservative factions after the revolution?
(a) Razak Ferdousi.
(b) Bani Sadr.
(c) Beheshti.
(d) Mahmud Azari.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the home town of Khomeini?

3. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?

4. Why is Mahmud Azari stunned upon his return to Teheran?

5. How can Khomeini's living conditions be described?

(see the answer key)

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