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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1963.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kapuscinski, what united the Iranian and Shiite peoples?

2. What does Shah Pahlavi call his nationwide effort to modernize Iran?

3. Who supplies Shah Pahlavi's army with a great deal of weapons during the Great Civilization?

4. Who aids Shah Pahlavi in his buildup of the military after he retakes his throne from Mossadegh?

5. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?

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