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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. In the extended metaphor of the play, what are the props and scenery?
(a) All the modern technology imported into Iran.
(b) Religion.
(c) Oil.
(d) The Shah's personal bodyguard.

2. What times does Razak work until every day?
(a) 9 pm.
(b) 1 pm.
(c) 1 am.
(d) 5 pm.

3. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?
(a) A toxic sludge from a chemical plant.
(b) Roaming militiamen.
(c) Starving, violent coyotes.
(d) The Shah's army enforced a strict curfew.

4. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1989.

5. At the opening of the book, what activity are the four staff members in the lobby participating in?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Murdering a young man.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the items Kapuscinski has on his desk at the opening of the book?

2. What activity is NOT done after the massacre of Qom?

3. What relationship was Ali to the Prophet Mohammed?

4. By the late 1970s, what is the population of Teheran?

5. What was Khomeini's stance regarding internationalism and foreign influence?

(see the answer key)

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