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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of Iran is ignored by world media during Shah Pahlavi's modernization efforts?
(a) The increase in the price of oil.
(b) Poverty and oppression.
(c) The buildup of nuclear power.
(d) The fabulous amount of wealth pouring into and out of the country.

2. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?
(a) Shah Nasr-ed-Din.
(b) Soraya Esfandiari.
(c) Doctor Mossadegh.
(d) Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

3. About how far away is Qom from Tehran?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 4000 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 1000 miles.

4. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?
(a) The birth of his first daughter.
(b) The acquisition of Afghanistan.
(c) An assassination attempt.
(d) Marriage.

5. Which is NOT one of the goals the Shah has for modernization?
(a) Iran will become a world power.
(b) Iran living standards will be equal to those in Europe.
(c) His military will greatly grow in strength and standing.
(d) Poverty in Iran will be eradicated.

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

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

8. How did Shah Pahlavi fund his Great Civilization?
(a) Extreme taxation.
(b) Funding from Western powers.
(c) Iran's oil wealth.
(d) His personal real estate fortune.

9. At the beginning of the book, where is the author located?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A bazaar.
(c) A prison.
(d) A television station.

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

11. What aspect of modernization gives rise to the "petro-bourgeoisie"?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Religious devotion.
(c) Nuclear energy.
(d) Military spending.

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

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

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

15. Which is NOT one of the torture methods mentioned to be in use by the Savak?
(a) Drilling into skulls.
(b) Extracting fingernails.
(c) Horning victims to death with a bull.
(d) Throwing a person into a bag full of hungry cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shiites know members of Ali's family line by what name?

2. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?

3. What country is Kapuscinski in at the beginning of the book?

4. In which year was Reza Khan declared Shah by the parliament?

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

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