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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are revolutions rare, according to Kapuscinski?
(a) Dictators have become very good at stopping them before they start.
(b) Revolutions are actually common, but the media fails to report on them.
(c) It takes a great deal of death to move humanity to action.
(d) Humans avoid that which is uncomfortable.

2. Where must Razak go to find work?
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Qom.
(c) Isfahan.
(d) Teheran.

3. In which year does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1953.

4. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini cannot be trusted?
(a) Khomeini is a Sunni Muslim.
(b) Khomeini is only interested in amassing wealth.
(c) Khomeini has grown senile in his old age.
(d) Khomeini is a foreigner.

5. Who is executed after the revolution is concluded?
(a) The Shah himself.
(b) Shah loyalists.
(c) Religious mullahs.
(d) Khomeini.

6. Where were American hostages held as a result of the Iranian revolution?
(a) The United Nations building in Teheran.
(b) The Teheran National Bank.
(c) The U.S. Embassy.
(d) Khomeini's residence in Qom.

7. Who tells Azari that there has been a massacre in Qom?
(a) Savak agents.
(b) Mr. Ferdousi.
(c) Razak.
(d) His brother.

8. What are the two kinds of revolutions?
(a) Revolution by siege, and revolution by assault.
(b) Revolution by word, and revolution by deed.
(c) Revolution by violence, and revolution by peace.
(d) Revolution by military, and revolution by civilians.

9. What aspect of the revolution does Europe express outrage over?
(a) Adulation of Khomeini.
(b) Censorship of books and newspapers.
(c) Committee-based leadership.
(d) Public executions.

10. What event starts the Iranian revolution?
(a) An unflattering article about Khomeini is printed in a newspaper.
(b) Children in the city of Kerman are blinded by the military.
(c) Students are arrested in a raid.
(d) The Iranian Writers' Association holds a mass protest.

11. Where must Azari get stitches after his beating?
(a) The thigh.
(b) The arm.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The head.

12. What kind of government do progressives wish to establish in Iran?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Meritocracy.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Theocracy.

13. While back in Iran, Mahmud Azari is handed revolutionist literature written by whom?
(a) Doctor Mossadegh.
(b) Mohammed Ferdousi.
(c) Ali Asqara Jawadi.
(d) Soraya Esfandiari.

14. When does Kapuscinski visit the U.S. Embassy?
(a) October 1979.
(b) December 1978.
(c) January 1978.
(d) May 1982.

15. Which animal causes an anti-police riot in an Iranian town?
(a) Asp.
(b) Wild boar.
(c) Wild horse.
(d) Camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Khomeini's stance regarding internationalism and foreign influence?

2. Where do many unemployed people congregate during the revolution?

3. What activity is NOT done after the massacre of Qom?

4. Who leads the conservative factions after the revolution?

5. What government organizational structure emerges after the smoke clears from the revolution?

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