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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of hallucination does Azari suffer after his beating?
(a) He becomes convinced he is being pursued by the Savak.
(b) He becomes convinced he sees a tank roll down the street crushing people.
(c) He believes his brother has become a member of the Savak.
(d) He sees the Shah appear before him, comforting him.

2. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?
(a) He gets a job transfer as part of the modernization initiative.
(b) He is requested to return by his brother.
(c) He is attracted by the charisma of Khomeini.
(d) He is personally resolved to do his part in the revolution.

3. What date does Kapuscinski provide for the start date of the Iranian revolution?
(a) September 4, 1977.
(b) January 8, 1978.
(c) December 22, 1974.
(d) October 7, 1982.

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

5. What is the definition of "revolution by siege"?
(a) Revolution by siege starts small and only builds gradually.
(b) Revolution by siege seeks immediate violent remedy.
(c) Revolution by siege involves the destruction of buildings.
(d) Revolution by siege involves starving oneself in protest.

6. What action does America force the Shah to make, making the Shah appear weak?
(a) The Shah must release intellectuals from prison.
(b) The Shah must stop producing nuclear energy.
(c) The Shah must reopen the U.S. Embassy.
(d) The Shah must stop his Great Civilization plans.

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

8. How old is Razak?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

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

10. What time does Razak begin work every day?
(a) 11 pm.
(b) 4 am.
(c) 8 am.
(d) 6 am.

11. What do the newspapers report about Mahmud Azari's beating?
(a) The skew the facts to make the Savak look like the hero.
(b) They rightly report on the injustice committed against Azari.
(c) They do not report the event at all, trying to erase the memory of it.
(d) They objectively present both sides for the reader to make up his or her own mind.

12. What has become of a poet friend of Azari's?
(a) The poet has become an important revolutionary voice.
(b) The poet writes poems that always praise the Shah.
(c) The poet has given up poetry altogether due to censorship.
(d) The poet has become jailed for writing anti-Shah poems.

13. Who is the subject of a memorable pro-revolution film showing the massacre of Isfahan?
(a) A destroyer of monuments.
(b) A legless invalid.
(c) Razak.
(d) Khomeini.

14. What was Khomeini's stance regarding internationalism and foreign influence?
(a) Khomeini rejected internationalism and preached xenophobia.
(b) Khomeini embraced internationalism only because of technology to be exploited.
(c) Khomeini embraced internationalism and encouraged immigration.
(d) Khomeini took no strong position on internationalism.

15. The destroyer of monuments wrecks what kind of statues?
(a) Statues of the Prophet Mohammed.
(b) Statues of the Shah.
(c) Statues of Khomeini.
(d) Statues of modern art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where must Mahmud Azari report to shortly upon his return to Iran?

2. Azari talks to a publisher who is proud of being able to publish a poem with what word in it?

3. In the extended metaphor of the play, who is the audience?

4. Why does Kapuscinski believe revolutions often preach a return to tradition?

5. Why did Mahmud Azari originally leave the country of Iran?

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