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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. How did Shah Pahlavi fund his Great Civilization?
(a) Funding from Western powers.
(b) Extreme taxation.
(c) Iran's oil wealth.
(d) His personal real estate fortune.

2. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?
(a) The emirs.
(b) A committee of commoners.
(c) The caliphs.
(d) Ali.

3. Which country provided support and encouragement to Reza Khan for his overthrow of the Persian government?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) United States.
(d) Britain.

4. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?
(a) Traditional Shiite ways.
(b) Indian Hindu culture.
(c) Traditional Sunni ways.
(d) European modern culture.

5. Which religion is the state religion of Iran?
(a) Shiism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Sunni Islam.
(d) Hinduism.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, where is the author located?

2. How did Iran's infrastructure change under Reza Khan's rule?

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

4. What aspect of modernization gives rise to the "petro-bourgeoisie"?

5. What does the name Mahdi mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the Shah respond once he is restored to power after Mossadegh is exiled?

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

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

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

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