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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?
(a) Ayatollah Khomeini.
(b) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(c) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(d) Nasr-ed-Din.

2. How can Doctor Mossadegh's political philosophy best be described?
(a) Anarcho-Capitalist.
(b) Fascist.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Liberal.

3. What is the nickname for the electrically heated table that the Savak use for torture?
(a) The Frying Pan.
(b) The Hotcake.
(c) The Frog Jumper.
(d) The Fever Blister.

4. Why is there a dearth of manpower for the modernization initiatives of Shah Pahlavi?
(a) International immigration has ceased.
(b) Many have died from a plague.
(c) The Savak have arrested nearly half of the population.
(d) Students have fled the country's oppression.

5. How does Shah Pahlavi demonstrate his love for the military and weapons?
(a) He subscribes to many American gun magazines.
(b) He invades Pakistan just to prove the strength of his arms.
(c) He holds a yearly marksmanship contest.
(d) He insists on traveling everywhere in a tank.

6. What emotion does the Savak use to control the population?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) False Happiness.
(d) Fear.

7. Consuming alcohol is punishable in post-revolution Iran with what punishment?
(a) Public heckling.
(b) There is no law against alcohol.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Whipping.

8. Members of the Shah's retinue sometimes elect to have lunch flown in by which company?
(a) American Airlines.
(b) British Airways.
(c) Air France.
(d) Delta.

9. What country is Kapuscinski in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Iran.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Qatar.
(d) Poland.

10. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?
(a) Lively eyes, but a lack of expression.
(b) Lively eyes, but a curious lack of arm movement.
(c) Dead eyes, but a smiling expression.
(d) Dead eyes, but grand, sweeping arm gestures.

11. Photograph #1, the oldest photo Kapuscinski has, dates from around what year?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1944.

12. Kapuscinski notes that Khomeini is successful because of his persistent emphasis of what single message?
(a) Wealth should be redistributed.
(b) America is evil.
(c) The Shah must go.
(d) The U.S. embassy should be shut down.

13. Who does Shah Pahlavi deliver his December 23, 1973 speech to?
(a) The city of Qom.
(b) U.S. diplomats.
(c) Journalists.
(d) A gathering of Sunni Muslim leaders.

14. What brand of airplane is depicted in Photograph 11?
(a) Delta.
(b) Air Egypt.
(c) Air Alaska.
(d) Lufthansa.

15. In which year was Reza Khan declared Shah by the parliament?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1872.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Shiite Muslims wish to succeed the Prophet Mohammed after he died?

2. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?

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

4. What do the petro-bourgeoisie do to inflame the anger of poor Iranians?

5. Which class of people are not the targets of the Savak?

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