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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. Reza Khan was exiled to which city?
(a) London.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Memphis.

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

3. Why are many billions of dollars wasted during Pahlavi's modernization?
(a) Iran lacks the infrastructure to handle the great influx of goods.
(b) Western powers boycott the country entirely.
(c) A war in nearby Iraq disrupts the flow of wealth.
(d) Currency transfer rates are unfavorable to Iran.

4. What emotion does the Savak use to control the population?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fear.
(c) False Happiness.
(d) Anger.

5. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?
(a) Oil.
(b) Military.
(c) Textile.
(d) Trains and railways.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action by the Shah compels Khomeini to begin speaking out against him?

2. What is Kapuscinski's job?

3. Where does Kapuscinski trace modern terrorism to?

4. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Characterize Reza Khan as a ruler. What were his goals as a ruler? How did he accomplish these goals?

4. What changes to the country does Shah Pahlavi make as part of his Great Civilization? How does the world regard the Shah during this time?

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

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

7. What crisis of manpower was experienced during the Great Civilization?

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

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

10. Describe the photograph involving the scene at the bus stop (Photograph 7).

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