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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?
(a) Kerman.
(b) Teheran.
(c) Qom.
(d) Tabriz.

2. Who supplies Shah Pahlavi's army with a great deal of weapons during the Great Civilization?
(a) America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) India.

3. What was Ali's fate?
(a) He was imprisoned for life.
(b) Assassination.
(c) He died of natural causes.
(d) He fell off a horse in battle and died.

4. What is the capital of Iran?
(a) Azari.
(b) Esfandiari.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Qom.

5. What does the name Mahdi mean?
(a) The bearer of the good news.
(b) The persecuted minority.
(c) The one led by God.
(d) He who does not tire or thirst.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how far away is Qom from Tehran?

2. Why are many billions of dollars wasted during Pahlavi's modernization?

3. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?

4. What are name for Shiite religious leaders?

5. What important announcement does Shah Pahlavi make on December 23, 1973?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the television in "Cards, Faces, Fields of Flowers," what is Khomeini preaching? What is his message?

2. What is the state of international tourism in Iran at the start of Shah and Shahs?

3. For Kapuscinski, what does oil represent in Middle Eastern nations? Why does he call the allure of oil deceptive?

4. What event causes Khomeini to call for the Shah to step down as leader? What do Khomeini and others like him think of Shah Pahlavi?

5. Describe the historical events that gave rise to the Shiite faith.

6. What is the story, as told through Kapuscinski examining a photograph, of the grandfather of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?

7. What is the nature of the political cartoon depicted in Photograph 12? What is its message?

8. Who were the petro-bourgeoisie?

9. Around Kapuscinski's hotel, what is the state of the streets and of overall security and safety of citizens?

10. Who is the "Twelfth Imam," and why is this figure important in Shiism?

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