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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads the progressive factions after the revolution?
(a) Mahmud Azari.
(b) Beheshti.
(c) Bani Sadr.
(d) Razak Ferdousi.

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

3. Why did people riot in Qom?
(a) Local officials poisoned the water.
(b) Excessive taxation.
(c) Khomeini was arrested.
(d) A newspaper published an article critical of Khomeini.

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

5. What activity is NOT done after the massacre of Qom?
(a) The dead are prayed over.
(b) The dead are wrapped in sheets.
(c) There are funeral services for the dead.
(d) Bodies are left to rot in the streets as a reminder of the tragedy.

6. Azari talks to a publisher who is proud of being able to publish a poem with what word in it?
(a) Free.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Hideous.

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

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

9. What ethnicity was Khomeini's grandfather?
(a) Pakistani.
(b) Iranian.
(c) Saudi Arabian.
(d) Indian.

10. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini is a madman?
(a) Khomeini is an enemy of the status quo.
(b) Khomeini is an enemy of the poor.
(c) Khomeini has been known to talk to an invisible person.
(d) Khomeini is a supporter of the Great Civilization.

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

12. Who leads the conservative factions after the revolution?
(a) Beheshti.
(b) Mahmud Azari.
(c) Bani Sadr.
(d) Razak Ferdousi.

13. What is the most permanent form of revolution?
(a) Revolution by siege.
(b) Revolution by assault.
(c) Revolution by committee.
(d) Revolution by deed.

14. Where does the Shah order a massacre of the people in order to please his army?
(a) Teheran.
(b) Tabriz.
(c) Qom.
(d) Isfahan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of government do conservatives wish to establish in Iran?

2. How long is Mahmud Azari away from his native Iran?

3. In which year does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?

4. Where were American hostages held as a result of the Iranian revolution?

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

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