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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?
(a) Dead eyes, but grand, sweeping arm gestures.
(b) Dead eyes, but a smiling expression.
(c) Lively eyes, but a curious lack of arm movement.
(d) Lively eyes, but a lack of expression.

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

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

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

6. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?
(a) Their legs were severed.
(b) They were left unharmed.
(c) They were beheaded.
(d) They were blinded.

7. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?
(a) Ayatollah Khomeini.
(b) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(c) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(d) Nasr-ed-Din.

8. What was the profession of the grandfather of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?
(a) Moneylender.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Persian carpet merchant.

9. Photograph #1, the oldest photo Kapuscinski has, dates from around what year?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1936.

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

11. Which religion is the state religion of Iran?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Shiism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Sunni Islam.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ali's fate?

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

3. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?

4. What are name for Shiite religious leaders?

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

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