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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reza Khan was exiled to which city?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) London.
(d) Memphis.

2. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?
(a) Oil.
(b) Textile.
(c) Military.
(d) Trains and railways.

3. Which country provided support and encouragement to Reza Khan for his overthrow of the Persian government?
(a) Egypt.
(b) United States.
(c) Britain.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

4. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1989.

5. Which class of people are not the targets of the Savak?
(a) Academics.
(b) Artists.
(c) The poor.
(d) People at every level of society are targets of Savak.

6. What happens to Doctor Mossadegh after he is deposed?
(a) He is forced to live under house arrest.
(b) He flees to the United States.
(c) He is imprisoned for the rest of his life.
(d) He is executed for treason.

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

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

9. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?
(a) The Caspian Sea.
(b) Locally-produced oil.
(c) Iran's submarine fleet.
(d) The Trans-Iranian Railway.

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

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

12. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

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

14. Shiites know members of Ali's family line by what name?
(a) Emirs.
(b) Caliphs.
(c) Tanzirs.
(d) Imams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shah Pahlavi pander to religious elements in Iran prior to retaking the throne from Mossadegh?

2. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?

3. Who does Shah Pahlavi deliver his December 23, 1973 speech to?

4. At the opening of the book, what activity are the four staff members in the lobby participating in?

5. What brand of airplane is depicted in Photograph 11?

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