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

2. What brand of airplane is depicted in Photograph 11?
(a) Air Alaska.
(b) Lufthansa.
(c) Delta.
(d) Air Egypt.

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

4. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?
(a) Savak Secret Police.
(b) Shah's Personal Bodyguards.
(c) Persian Cossack Brigade.
(d) Allied Forces of World War II.

5. How does Shah Pahlavi demonstrate his love for the military and weapons?
(a) He invades Pakistan just to prove the strength of his arms.
(b) He holds a yearly marksmanship contest.
(c) He subscribes to many American gun magazines.
(d) He insists on traveling everywhere in a tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?

2. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?

3. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?

4. Photograph #1, the oldest photo Kapuscinski has, dates from around what year?

5. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Who was Doctor Mossadegh, and what important change did he make to Iranian industry?

8. Who were the petro-bourgeoisie?

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

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

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