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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the goals the Shah has for modernization?

2. What was Ali's fate?

3. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?

4. Who does Shah Pahlavi deliver his December 23, 1973 speech to?

5. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe briefly the tactics and strategy of the Savak.

5. Describe how Reza Khan was forced from his position as Shah of Iran.

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

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

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

9. Describe Reza Khan's activities and background prior to becoming Shah. Include the Persian Cossack Brigade in your response.

10. How is language related to the Iranian revolution and the message that Khomeini preaches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the basic philosophical differences between conservatism and liberalism. How was this debate/struggle manifest in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the date January 8, 1978 crucial to understanding the Iranian Revolution? Describe the lead-up to that date, what exactly occurred on that date, and the consequences that occurred afterward. How can January 8, 1978 be viewed as an important tipping point?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the concept of "literary reportage" and why Kapuscinski's work might be said to be written in that style. What about the style, structure, content, etc., of Shah of Shahs lends itself to literary reportage? To what extent does Kapuscinski involve himself in his own work?

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