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

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

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

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

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

7. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?
(a) The Shah's army enforced a strict curfew.
(b) Roaming militiamen.
(c) Starving, violent coyotes.
(d) A toxic sludge from a chemical plant.

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

9. What relationship was Ali to the Prophet Mohammed?
(a) He was a good friend.
(b) Father.
(c) Son-in-law.
(d) Son.

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

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

12. What does Shah Pahlavi call his nationwide effort to modernize Iran?
(a) The Unlimited Future.
(b) The Rapid Recovery.
(c) Allah's Gift.
(d) The Great Civilization.

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

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

15. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?
(a) Traditional Shiite ways.
(b) European modern culture.
(c) Traditional Sunni ways.
(d) Indian Hindu culture.