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

2. How did Shah Pahlavi fund his Great Civilization?

3. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?

4. Reza Khan was exiled to which city?

5. During Doctor Mossadegh's reign, where did Shah Pahlavi flee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the "Twelfth Imam," and why is this figure important in Shiism?

2. Describe the physical/personality differences between Reza Khan and Mohammed Reza Pahlavi as Kapuscinski sees them.

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

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

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

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

7. Characterize Reza Khan as a ruler. What were his goals as a ruler? How did he accomplish these goals?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Kapuscinski devotes many pages of the book to the root causes of revolution and the nature of revolution.

1) What are the traditional causes of revolution, and why does Kapuscinski reject these as causes for the Iranian Revolution? What does Kapuscinski believe is the true cause of revolution?

2) Why does Kapuscinski refer to revolution as a "drama"?

3) Describe the two types of revolutions Kapuscinski defines.

Essay Topic 3

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

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