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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. How many people were killed in the Qom riot?

2. What kind of hallucination does Azari suffer after his beating?

3. What is the word for the religious, social, and market-oriented gathering place for Iranians?

4. Which organization is responsible for censorship decisions under the Shah?

5. Which government newspaper prints an unflattering article about Khomeini?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kapuscinski call revolution a drama?

2. What are the two types of revolution? Define them.

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

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

5. What anecdote does Kapuscinski share about the Persian carpet salesman, and what is this salesman's message?

6. Why is Azari shocked when he returns to Teheran for the first time in eight years?

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

8. What is the Shah forced by the Americans to do shortly before the revolution? How do the people react to the Shah's action?

9. Describe the incident in which Azari is beaten.

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

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

In "Daguerreotypes," Kapuscinski uses photographs to help tell the story of the buildup to the revolution. What might this method be valuable, and why might Kapuscinski have chosen to do this? What can photographs convey that other modes of expression cannot? List two examples of photographs from the book, and how Kapuscinski uses them to reveal aspects of the people and events of the revolution.

Essay Topic 3

The Great Civilization was a central event in Iranian history.

1) Explain what the Great Civilization was. When did it occur? Who initiated it? What was its purpose?

2) How did Iran change as a result of the Great Civilization? Describe how military, industries, common people, etc., changed.

3) Why is the date of December 23, 1973, important in the history of the Great Civilization?

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