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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?
(a) Domestic concerns.
(b) The religion of Islam.
(c) The military.
(d) His wife.

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

3. What kind of accountability is in place in regard to the Savak?
(a) They must hold public trials.
(b) They are overseen by the parliament.
(c) They report only to the Shah.
(d) They are elected every four years.

4. What beverage is Kapuscinski sipping at the beginning of the book?
(a) Tea.
(b) Soda pop.
(c) Milk.
(d) Whiskey.

5. What does Pahlavi do when confronted with a crisis of manpower during modernization?
(a) He imports foreigners to operate the technology of modernization.
(b) He outsources his jobs to nearby Saudi Arabia.
(c) He builds many schools and universities to educate the people.
(d) He abandons his plans for modernization.

6. What does the name Mahdi mean?
(a) He who does not tire or thirst.
(b) The bearer of the good news.
(c) The persecuted minority.
(d) The one led by God.

7. What important announcement does Shah Pahlavi make on December 23, 1973?
(a) He announces the price of Iranian oil will increase.
(b) He announces Iran will be exclusively a Sunni Muslim nation.
(c) He announces a "dead or alive" arrest warrant for Khomeini.
(d) He announces the death of Doctor Mossadegh.

8. How did Iran's infrastructure change under Reza Khan's rule?
(a) Infrastructure improved significantly.
(b) Infrastructure was intentional destroyed in a bid for power.
(c) Infrastructure continued to be neglected.
(d) Infrastructure was funded, but corruption prevented any actual improvements.

9. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Murder.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Madness.

10. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Kerman.
(c) Qom.
(d) Teheran.

11. What is the point of Photograph 12's political cartoon, in which confused people are holding parts of cars?
(a) Cars, as fueled by oil, are the source of the nation's problems.
(b) Iran is a fragmented place.
(c) The Shah has made it difficult to travel by car.
(d) Iranians are left with empty promises by the Shah.

12. According to Kapuscinski, why do countries like Iran come to reject internationalism?
(a) In a bid to reserve dignity in a shameful time.
(b) In a bid to save on transportation and other costs.
(c) In a bid to improve education of the citizens.
(d) In a bid to retain autonomy and power.

13. What is Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's age when he becomes Shah?
(a) 5.
(b) 52.
(c) 34.
(d) 22.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Kapuscinski's job?

3. What happens to Doctor Mossadegh after he is deposed?

4. What action by the Shah compels Khomeini to begin speaking out against him?

5. What aspect of modernization gives rise to the "petro-bourgeoisie"?

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