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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. Who aids Shah Pahlavi in his buildup of the military after he retakes his throne from Mossadegh?
(a) Iraq.
(b) America.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Egypt.

2. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?
(a) The Shah's army enforced a strict curfew.
(b) Starving, violent coyotes.
(c) A toxic sludge from a chemical plant.
(d) Roaming militiamen.

3. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?
(a) Nasr-ed-Din.
(b) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(c) Ayatollah Khomeini.
(d) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?

2. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?

3. Who supplies Shah Pahlavi's army with a great deal of weapons during the Great Civilization?

4. According to Kapuscinski, why do countries like Iran come to reject internationalism?

5. Which is NOT one of the goals the Shah has for modernization?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the petro-bourgeoisie?

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

3. What is Qom, and how is it associated with Ayatollah Khomeini?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Describe the important event of December 23, 1973, as it relates to Iranian history.

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

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

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