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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 do many unemployed people congregate during the revolution?
(a) Qom.
(b) Gomruk Square.
(c) Engelob.
(d) The Shah's palace.

2. Which does NOT apply to the Iranian stereotype of masculinity?
(a) Brashness.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Authoritative demeanor.
(d) Intelligent cunning.

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

4. How many agents of Savak were there?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the extended metaphor of the play, who are the extras?

2. What is the Savak concept of guilt and innocence?

3. What was the profession of the grandfather of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?

4. The destroyer of monuments has been destroying monuments for how long?

5. What does the name Mahdi mean?

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