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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. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The birth of his first daughter.
(c) The acquisition of Afghanistan.
(d) An assassination attempt.

2. Why is there a dearth of manpower for the modernization initiatives of Shah Pahlavi?
(a) Many have died from a plague.
(b) Students have fled the country's oppression.
(c) The Savak have arrested nearly half of the population.
(d) International immigration has ceased.

3. Members of the Shah's retinue sometimes elect to have lunch flown in by which company?
(a) Delta.
(b) American Airlines.
(c) British Airways.
(d) Air France.

4. According to Kapuscinski, what united the Iranian and Shiite peoples?
(a) Love of wealth.
(b) Disdain for Ali.
(c) History of oppression.
(d) History of democratic equality.

5. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?
(a) Munich.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) Qom.
(d) Tabriz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the petro-bourgeoisie do to inflame the anger of poor Iranians?

2. Which class of people are not the targets of the Savak?

3. What relationship was Ali to the Prophet Mohammed?

4. What is the capital of Iran?

5. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Reza Khan was forced from his position as Shah of Iran.

2. Describe the story of Agha Mohammed Khan. Why does Kapuscinski mention this event?

3. Describe why Kapuscinski feels that Shiism and Iranian culture were well-matched.

4. How is language related to the Iranian revolution and the message that Khomeini preaches?

5. Describe the physical/personality differences between Reza Khan and Mohammed Reza Pahlavi as Kapuscinski sees them.

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

7. What effect does the immigration of foreigners during the Great Civilization have on the common Iranian people?

8. What part does the mosque play in events leading up to the Iranian revolution?

9. Why and how is Doctor Mossadegh forced from office?

10. What effect does existing Iranian infrastructure have on Great Civilization initiatives?

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