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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. In the extended metaphor of the play, who is the audience?
(a) The mullahs.
(b) The West.
(c) The petro-bourgeoisie.
(d) The Iranians.

2. When Kapuscinski witnesses a protest march, what subject is a man singing about?
(a) Hummus.
(b) The Shah.
(c) Allah.
(d) Khomeini.

3. What kind of government do progressives wish to establish in Iran?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Theocracy.
(d) Meritocracy.

4. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?
(a) He is attracted by the charisma of Khomeini.
(b) He is requested to return by his brother.
(c) He gets a job transfer as part of the modernization initiative.
(d) He is personally resolved to do his part in the revolution.

5. What activity is NOT done after the massacre of Qom?
(a) The dead are wrapped in sheets.
(b) The dead are prayed over.
(c) Bodies are left to rot in the streets as a reminder of the tragedy.
(d) There are funeral services for the dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event, full of propaganda and feasts, does Mahmud Azari attend?

2. In the extended metaphor of the play, how is revolt (or revolution) demonstrated?

3. What was Khomeini's stance regarding internationalism and foreign influence?

4. What is the definition of "revolution by assault"?

5. What time does Razak begin work every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mahmud Azari? What is the background of Mahmud Azari?

2. Who is Razak? Describe his circumstances.

3. How does the local newspaper respond to the events surrounding Azari's beating?

4. Describe the "professional wrecker" that Kapuscinski interviews in "The Dead Flame."

5. What does Azari learn about old acquaintances upon his 1977 return to Iran?

6. Describe the march of Engelob that Kapuscinski participates in, and how it starts.

7. How does Mahmud Azari sum up the psychological atmosphere in Iran, and its relationship to the modernization going on?

8. What anecdote does Kapuscinski share about the Persian carpet salesman, and what is this salesman's message?

9. Explain Azari's association with the Iranian Writers' Association.

10. Describe the incident in which Azari is beaten.

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