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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) Nasr-ed-Din.
(b) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(c) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(d) Ayatollah Khomeini.

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

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

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

5. Who do Shiites believe will restore the kingdom of God on Earth?
(a) The One True Cleric.
(b) The Twelfth Imam.
(c) Ali.
(d) The Caliph of Qom.

6. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?
(a) He allowed his daughter to walk the street without a veil.
(b) He was yelling at a man who happened to be a member of the Savak.
(c) He was distributing anti-Shah pamphlets.
(d) He mentioned the word "oppressive."

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

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

9. How has international tourism changed since the coming of Khomeini?
(a) International tourism stopped entirely.
(b) International tourism increased somewhat.
(c) International tourism slowed to a trickle.
(d) International tourism increased significantly.

10. What is the Savak concept of guilt and innocence?
(a) The Savak arrest only innocent victims to create more fear.
(b) The Savak use the Western ideal of "innocent until proven guilty."
(c) The Savak care little for guilt or innocence, and they arrest people arbitrarily.
(d) The Savak are careful to arrest only those guilty of speaking against the Shah.

11. What are name for Shiite religious leaders?
(a) Caliphs.
(b) Tsars.
(c) Ayatollahs.
(d) Holy Clerics.

12. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?
(a) Hitler and Germany.
(b) Roosevelt and the Americans.
(c) Mussolini and the Italians.
(d) Churchill and Great Britain.

13. What do the petro-bourgeoisie do to inflame the anger of poor Iranians?
(a) They build many statues of the Shah.
(b) They build mansions next to shantytowns.
(c) They enslave the poor's daughters to use for sex.
(d) They employ the poor, but then refuse to pay them for work done.

14. Where does Kapuscinski trace modern terrorism to?
(a) American capitalist meddling.
(b) Iranian Shiism.
(c) Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslims.
(d) Britain's decision to depose Shah Reza Khan.

15. What action by the Shah compels Khomeini to begin speaking out against him?
(a) The Shah enjoys an extravagant vacation in Rome.
(b) The Shah extends diplomatic immunity to all U.S. military personnel.
(c) The Shah orders a massacre at Qom.
(d) The Shah expands the Savak police force by a factor of ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?

2. Which religion is the state religion of Iran?

3. What beverage is Kapuscinski sipping at the beginning of the book?

4. How does world media respond to Shah Pahlavi's attempts to modernize Iran?

5. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?

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