2. In the extended metaphor of the play, what are the props and scenery?
(a) All the modern technology imported into Iran.
(b) The Shah's personal bodyguard.
(c) Religion.
(d) Oil.

3. After massacres, the dead are commemorated in a service after how many days?
(a) Forty days.
(b) One hundred days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Ninety days.

4. What event, full of propaganda and feasts, does Mahmud Azari attend?
(a) The publication of a book of poetry.
(b) A press conference in which Shah Pahlavi announces the start of the Great Civilization.
(c) The inaugural meeting for the Iranian Writers' Association.
(d) An anniversary event commemorating the Shah's rule.

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

6. Why does Kapuscinski believe revolutions often preach a return to tradition?
(a) Tradition is comforting to many people.
(b) People want to expand and grow, rather than retreat inwardly.
(c) The past was objectively better than the present.
(d) Modern technology confuses and angers people.

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

8. To start the revolution, people in Qom commit what crime?
(a) They steal bread to feed their starving families.
(b) They congregate in large groups.
(c) They deface images of the Shah.
(d) They read out loud.

9. In the extended metaphor of the play, who is the star?
(a) The Iranian poor.
(b) Khomeini.
(c) America.
(d) The Shah.

10. In the extended metaphor of the play, how is revolt (or revolution) demonstrated?
(a) Actors forgetting their lines.
(b) Stagehands trying to act.
(c) The Shah closing the theater.
(d) The audience booing loudly.

11. What times does Razak work until every day?
(a) 5 pm.
(b) 9 pm.
(c) 1 pm.
(d) 1 am.

12. Where does Mahmud Azari live while away from Iran?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Bali.
(d) Johannesburg.

13. What do protesters shout in unison in many of the pro-revolution films?
(a) Death to Khomeini!
(b) Death to Ali!
(c) Death to the Shah!
(d) Death to Azari!

14. Why is Azari physically beaten?
(a) He was arbitrarily chosen while walking on the street.
(b) He attended secret, illegal meetings.
(c) He published an anti-Shah article in a newspaper.
(d) He was caught with revolutionist literature.

15. What is the Shah's response to increasing revolution violence?
(a) He goes door-to-door to explain his position to the citizens.
(b) He foolishly ignores it and concentrates on his modernization plans.
(c) He offers concessions to Khomeini and tries to appease him.
(d) He uses the police state to beat people into submission.