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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 did people riot in Qom?
(a) Excessive taxation.
(b) A newspaper published an article critical of Khomeini.
(c) Khomeini was arrested.
(d) Local officials poisoned the water.

2. What is Mahmud Azari's brother's part in the revolution?
(a) The brother is a revolutionary who speaks against the Shah.
(b) The brother stays out of the fight and is apolitical.
(c) The brother is a member of the Savak.
(d) The brother is solidly pro-Shah.

3. In the extended metaphor of the play, who is the director?
(a) The Savak.
(b) The Shah.
(c) Khomeini.
(d) Azari.

4. To start the revolution, people in Qom commit what crime?
(a) They read out loud.
(b) They congregate in large groups.
(c) They steal bread to feed their starving families.
(d) They deface images of the Shah.

5. After Azari's beating, what powerful emotion grips him?
(a) Joy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party is Mahmud Azari forced to join?

2. What empty show of support does the Shah make for the people of Iran amid the violence of the revolution?

3. Azari talks to a publisher who is proud of being able to publish a poem with what word in it?

4. What do protesters shout in unison in many of the pro-revolution films?

5. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Azari learn about his brother once he returns to Iran in 1977?

3. Why does Kapuscinski feels that Shah blundered in his response to unrest prior to the revolution?

4. What "two camps" does the Iranian revolution divide itself into?

5. What is the national response to the massacre of Qom? What events follow the massacre?

6. What organizations rule after the Shah is deposed? How does Kapuscinski characterize this organizations?

7. Describe the meeting Azari has with a publisher friend.

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

9. Why does Kapuscinski call revolution a drama?

10. What do revolution leaders do with Shah loyalists, and how does this action demonstrate a wide divide between Iranian and Western cultures?

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