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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. Why do many wear white to protests during the revolution?

2. Mahmud Azari attends secret meetings for which organization?

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

4. The Savak conduct a raid on which location, resulting in the arrest of many students?

5. How does Kapuscinski tell whether the day will be violent or peaceful during his time in Engelob?

Short Essay Questions

1. What immediate actions does Shah Pahlavi take in response to increasing unrest just prior to full-scale revolution?

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

3. What does Kapuscinski cite as the true cause of the Iranian revolution?

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

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

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

7. What happens in Qom as a result of an unflattering article in Etelat about Khomeini that spurs the revolution?

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

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

10. What is significant about the trip Kapuscinski makes in December 1978?

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

Iran is notable for being one of the largest concentrations of Shiite Muslims in the world.

1) What is Shiism? Explain what followers believe about Muhammad and Ali.

2) How does Shiism differ from Sunni Islam? How do the two sides get along?

3) How does Kapuscinski trace modern terrorism to Iranian Shiism?

Essay Topic 3

What role did oil play in Iran's history? List major events that involved oil, particularly the West's interest in Iranian oil reserves. For Kapuscinski, what does oil represent/symbolize for the poor people of the Middle East?

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