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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 happens to Doctor Mossadegh after he is deposed?
(a) He is imprisoned for the rest of his life.
(b) He flees to the United States.
(c) He is executed for treason.
(d) He is forced to live under house arrest.

2. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?
(a) Churchill and Great Britain.
(b) Roosevelt and the Americans.
(c) Mussolini and the Italians.
(d) Hitler and Germany.

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

4. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?
(a) Soraya Esfandiari.
(b) Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(c) Shah Nasr-ed-Din.
(d) Doctor Mossadegh.

5. Which does NOT apply to the Iranian stereotype of masculinity?
(a) Brashness.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Authoritative demeanor.
(d) Intelligent cunning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are name for Shiite religious leaders?

3. Why are many billions of dollars wasted during Pahlavi's modernization?

4. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?

5. Which country backed Shah Pahlavi when he wrested control away from Doctor Mossadegh?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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