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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 is Mahmud Azari's brother's part in the revolution?
2. What has become of a poet friend of Azari's?
3. What political party is Mahmud Azari forced to join?
4. After Azari's beating, what powerful emotion grips him?
5. Where must Mahmud Azari report to shortly upon his return to Iran?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the march of Engelob that Kapuscinski participates in, and how it starts.
2. What do revolution leaders do with Shah loyalists, and how does this action demonstrate a wide divide between Iranian and Western cultures?
3. What organizations rule after the Shah is deposed? How does Kapuscinski characterize this organizations?
4. What is the nature of the January 8, 1978 article in Etelat that helped to spur the Iranian revolution?
5. What immediate actions does Shah Pahlavi take in response to increasing unrest just prior to full-scale revolution?
6. What "two camps" does the Iranian revolution divide itself into?
7. How does the local newspaper respond to the events surrounding Azari's beating?
8. Describe the paranoid fit that Azari suffers.
9. What anecdote does Kapuscinski share about the Persian carpet salesman, and what is this salesman's message?
10. Explain the pre-revolution events involving a) a wild horse, b) a university, and c) a riot in Qom.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who were the "Petro-Bourgeoisie," and why did Kapuscinski create that term? How was the rise of the petro-bourgeoisie at least partially responsible for the Iranian revolution?
Essay Topic 2
Who were the Savak? Describe their organizational structure and purpose. What tactics did they use to accomplish their aims? List specific tactics.
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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